Trees: A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe (Photographic Guide S.) - Hardcover

White, John; White, Jill; Walters, S. Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019851574X ISBN 13: 9780198515746

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2005

Synopsis

Practical, accessible, and beautiful to browse with more than 1,200 colour photographs, Trees of Britain and Northern Europe: A Field Guide helps the reader to identify over 400 different trees more quickly and easily than ever before. A unique colour-coded key allows rapid access to tree groups, enabling you to pinpoint the species you're looking for fast, simply by examining the leaves of a particular tree, and then being led through other identifying features. Clear, jargon-free information is given for each tree on its family, origin, spread, and distribution, alongside maps and photographs, as well as guidance on conservation issues. Also included is general advice on how to identify trees, distinguishing species by their bark, leaf arrangement and texture, smell, fruit, and flowers. This family reference book is the most authoritative and accessible of its type at this price point; comprehensive and detailed yet approachable, portable, and easy to use.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. S. Max Walters was Curator of Botany, Lecturer in Botany, and for ten years Director of the University Botanic Garden in Cambridge up until his retirement. He is the author of numerous books on plants and flowers, most notably theAtlas of the British Flora (with F. H. Perring) and as a co-editor of Flora Europea. John White studied art at Harrow College of Art before taking up forestry as a career, becoming curator and botanist at Westonbirt Arboretum in 1975. He was appointed Forestry Commission Research Dendrologist in 1987, and now works as a freelance illustrator, author, and consultant. Jill White is closely associated with dendrological consultancy work, site surveys, photographic assignments, and writing. She is especially interested in the interactions between people and trees and the pragmatic education of young children in natural sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019851574X
• ISBN 13: 9780198515746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448