Trees of Mississippi & Other Woody Plants

Rating:
Summary: Poor photos make the book hard to use
Review: The idea of a specialized book for Mississippi trees is very worthwhile. Many of us first learned tree identification using the free booklet, Mississippi Trees, by Clair Brown, obtained from the Mississippi Forestry Commission.
Unfortunately, this book is less useful than that little booklet. The photographs are of extremely poor quality. The shots of the trees are fuzzy, sometimes overexposed, and frequently are so close up they render the silhouette unidentifiable. The specimen shots of leaves are generally made on a black background and the dark green leaves often fade into the picture. Photos of bark aren't much better.
The text accompanying each tree is limited. Again, the free booklet has a better description of the trees. The only advantage this book has over the free booklet is that it contains more species and is printed on glossy paper.
It was a good effort, and would have benefited greatly from better photography.