Included in this guide are:
- A quick key to 72 of the most common trees in West Virginia
- Line drawings of the leaves, twigs, fruits, and flowers of each species
- An illustrated glossary of plant structures with over 50 plant terms
- A list of the champion trees of West Virginia.
"The Trees of West Virginia" should be useful to not only the botanists, foresters, and naturalists of West Virginia, but to tree enthusiasts throughout the SE United States.