| Author | Mitchell, A.F. |
| Year | 1972 |
| Title | Conifers in the British Isles: a descriptive handbook |
| ISBN | 11 710012 9 |
| Series | Forestry Commission Booklet |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | 270 species plus a further 217 varieties |
| Source | Forestry Commission Booklet, No. 33, 322pp, Forestry Commission |
| Illustrations | Line drawings and half-tone photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | The book both describes the conifers and their place in our landscape. Each species includes a list of gardens or collections where the tree was growing with the then dimensions at that site. The descriptions are fuller than the author’s later Field Guide and the drawings, although by the same artist (but not the same drawings), are clearer (perhaps because there is more space so they can both show more of the leaf spray and be reproduced larger) |
| Examine | in the field in the field ( with x8 or x10 hand lens is also useful) |
