Review of a Few good Field Guides for Plants

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[@ManTheBush]

One of my favorite book for plant uses is "Use of Plants for the past 500 years" By Charlotte Erichsen-Brown, as the name suggests it covers the uses of plants over the past 500 up to the 70's. It is interesting to see how some plants were used for important tasks then they might have fallen out of use only to be rediscovered perhaps hundreds of years later, I do not even know if the book is in print anymore I got mine from a used book store.

[@Mueychacha]

Dave you really do a lot of work just so we can sit at home and gather knowledge. Thanks a lot man.

[@shadowflight762]

Excellent books with a lot of information, thank you Dave.

[@humanoidcontent]

Oh thanks a bunch. Really. I've been wanting to pick up some books like these, but as a novice, I'd be shooting in the dark. It's great to have recommendations. Cheers!

[@bonesword98]

thanks Dave, Happy be-elated Thanksgiving to you and the Mrs.

[@RDPproject]

I knew it. As I have said befor...as each day goes by you are looking more and more like Grizzly Adams. I love it. Keep up the great work Dave.

[@onemouse1]

Thanks Dave! we do, and will support you! think about building a fly for fishing using woodland materials?

[@TribTrekker]

Forager's Harvest, and Nature's Garden, by Samuel Thayer are my favorite sources for the Great Lakes region. I have several of the books you mentioned, too. Linda Runyan's book/dvd package is great for North America as well focusing more on edibles; some on meds. I also have Botany in a Day, but after spending half a day reading about dicots and monocots, I threw it on the shelf and never picked it up again. It's hard enough to just memorize a few plants while studying other aspects of survival.

[@dshrute13]

I have both the first two Peterson books you showed! thanks for the video

[@df3photo]

Awesome. I'm always looking for references. The first book, I was actually looking at in my night stand at the start of this video (on my phone). Thanks.

[@webladyone01]

Thanks Dave! I have kept Peterson's Field Guides for every area I've lived in. They are the best out there IMO. I'm going to see if I can find that tree book in our local used book store before going to Amazon.

[@EatCarbs]

Great suggestions Dave! Thanks for sharing

[@skookum_87]

Nice list of Reading Material. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@Brockvegas12345]

As always, great video, Was looking for a great Canadian reference book --Thanks

[@Woodenarrows]

Thanks Dave. I think I'll order the "Trees of North America" book. Sounds like a good reference.

[@mikemorrison281]

great vid, Dave! I'm trying to get together a list of books that are "have to have's" as far as reference books on a number of topics for a wrol situation. I'll let you know when I'm done and send it to you for a critique. All the best, man...I learn so much from you and get inspired to be more self reliant--and to be thinking that direction all the time. This stuff with Syria and Iran could get bad quick and affect our gas prices/economy overnight. God bless, mike in houston.

[@dpcormier3]

Good stuff as always from you dave. Beard looks good

[@Wazoo]

National Audobon society makes some really great field guides as well. Just got their mushroom ID book which has color pictures of all of them, calls out regions, look-alikes, edibility, special characteristics, and more. Really good stuff.

[@phrankus2009]

The book "Botany in a Day" is a paraigm "foundational" text which applies to all regions (globally) ... There must be hundreds of types of mustards (wild greens), for instance and a book such as this one has simplified issustrations which will help us to identify edible FAMILIES, with certainty. Check it out ! BOTANY IN A DAY

[@widgeonslayer]

For those more in the Western areas. Edible and Medicinal plants of the West. By Gregory Tilford. Great book.

[@TheMongo1357]

Great vid Dave! Can you recommend a book or books specifically for Florida/south eastern us, or maybe do a video for us southern boys??? Would be a great help........Thanks in advance!!!

[@practicalfirearms1090]

I watched this video and it's great but what would be super awesome is a list of the books in the description (perhaps with a timecode) so when I refer back to the here fore the books you recommend I don't have to watch the whole clip to find the book I wondered about. Keep up the great work brother!

[@MrLoiti100]

Great video.

[@dsandersmd]

you the man Dave!

[@walkertonkidd]

thanks Dave.

[@EricOther]

thank you for the info.

[@THESLICKNESSEDM]

nice brother i grew my beard out for november too. i have a few field guides for forageing plants. the S.A.S. survival guide is good its small and a good book to buy for any survivalist. im getting that herbal wisdom book thanks for shareing.

[@chrismen1209]

This was another great video! Can you tell me what boots you are wearing?

[@akzorz]

@biggrex agreed. Got mine from castle wood canyon.

[@ak7wyf]

have u heard of the bull cook books? i just got them from my grandpas collection. they seem full of info.

[@SurvivalInFlames]

got the same book on trees, havent hit a tree in the woods that i havent been able to identify with it yet.

[@Jacob9282]

@SixtyAteOutdoors Its an LL Bean jacket. Not sure the exact model though.

[@biggrex]

Any recommendations for books more specific to edible Western US plants? -Say UT, Rocky Mtn, or Great Basin area? Or do some of your listed books carry over reasonably well?

[@DReynolds5294]

@ninjaturtle559 It's pronounced 'urb' by many US speakers, but 'herb' by other English speakers. Both are correct.

[@johnruckman2320]

So what would you recommend reading for the western states? For instance, I live in northern California near the Oregon border.

[@JoeRitrovato]

Dave thanks for this video, I live in northeastern Oregon, do you have any info for for west coast? Joe R

[@Waldhandwerk]

Very good, ...plants, ...read them, learn them, eat them!

[@jimmyggh1]

Any recommendations on books for those of us in the weastern U.S.?

[@godlikegohan2]

Love these types of books.. thanks for heads up on these cool books i just bought them on amazon .cant wait to get these... the 2 books that ,i have that i like the best are the forager"s harvest .. by Samuel Thayer nature's garden by Samuel Thayer got them on amazon

[@kwarnisplayer]

Who makes your coat? Thanks.

[@RapperNamedQUICK]

hey dave i was wondering would you ever go camping in Canada? if ya would or ever do let me know lol....and i would recommend lake Tamagami

[@SixtyAteOutdoors]

Great stuff I will be buying the tree guide immediately ( it's on Amazon for $10). If anyone knows what shirt Dave is wearing I would appreciate someone letting me know.

[@biggrex]

Thanks godlikegohan2 "Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies Linda Kershaw (Author)"

[@WilliamMyersmantisoutdoors]

nice vid thanks for the sources i keep both petersons and Trees of North America Field Guide by C. Frank Brockman good book but more info in the one you show might be making a change

[@sergeantsilverheart]

i hate the peterson feel guide for trees, but i love the autobahn field guide of north american trees.

[@panerudepon]

I have that Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada book. I found much of the information to be rather redundant. As well, the medicinal portion of the book was written from aboriginal knowledge, and there is conflicting information with many other books. That said, it does have a few merits.

[@Atkrdu]

@phrankus2009 Got it too. It's a good book, but I haven't gotten through it yet.

[@relicright]

i do believe we have the same jacket. Is that from Cabellas?

[@MrB0TT]

I usually carry an issue of "Shaved Asian" in my pack.

[@mariotibbrine1]

Thanks dave I have been looking all over for these type books with not very much luck since in my county they have closed all the book stores I guess no one knows how to read any more or just use the net way to much for info

[@madj12]

are you from Hillsboro or jackson?

[@ninjaturtle559]

it's pronounced "urb" great video Dave.

[@practicalfirearms1090]

Actually MrDeerMeat Merriam-Websters says that both pronunciations are correct.

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

Hey extremely off topic but are you ever going to show how to make the hood that you had in a super old vid that looked like the hood from robin hood lol but anyway you tend to not reply as often to old vids so i hoped to get a reply here.

[@iFoamy]

Not to be "that guy", but I believe you made a bit of a typo in the title! Just letting you know, thanks for the video! :)

[@dansguy85]

1 dislke musta been a tree hugger

[@IBIiZzArDI]

=D

[@omegapax1]

Its santa claus