Author :
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,7 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Arbres
ISBN : 0393049116
A landmark volume celebrating the most remarkable trees on the planet, Pakenham takes readers on a voyage across four continents and introduces them to arbors of all shapes and sizes--dwarfs, giants, aliens, and monuments. Full-color photos.
Author : Hugh Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520247567
A guide to more than six hundred of the world's major garden and forest trees includes coverage of the structure and life cycle of trees, how they are used in landscape design, and tree planting and care.
Author : Tomáš Míček
Publisher : Koenemann
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 2019-07
Category : Trees
ISBN : 9783741919763
Travel from Europe, across Africa and the Americas to Australia as you learn about the baobab, the yucca, the dracaena, and many others. The book describes thirty species and genera and contains useful information and distribution maps along with an impressive picture index.
Author : Tony Russell
Publisher :
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Trees
ISBN : 9781846811876
"The ultimate reference guide and identifier for more than 1300 of the most spectacular, best-loved and unusual trees around the globe. Provides a valuable insight into the life cycle of the tree; the role the constituent parts such as bark, trunk, leaves and flowers play in its development; and the many different environments in which trees thrive. Each entry contains the tree's growth habits, average height, leaf size and shape, flower and pollination details, texture of bark, needle length, bud development, fruit colour and dimensions. Includes illustrations of winter and summer profiles, together with details for each tree, such as buds, leaves, flowers, bark, cones, nuts or needles. Contains 3000 specially commissioned watercoulours, maps and photographs." -- Back cover.
Author : Jonathan Drori
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781786276063
Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration—not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike, the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood, and the redwood forests of California, where the secret to the trees' soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water. Each of these strange and true tales—populated by self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly radioactive nuts—is illustrated by Lucille Clerc, taking the reader on a journey that is as informative as it is beautiful.
Author : Diane Cook
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1683351770
Leading landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel present Wise Trees—a stunning photography book containing more than 50 historical trees with remarkable stories from around the world. Supported by grants from the Expedition Council of the National Geographic Society, Cook and Jenshel spent two years traveling to fifty-nine sites across five continents to photograph some of the world’s most historic and inspirational trees. Trees, they tell us, can live without us, but we cannot live without them. Not only do trees provide us with the oxygen we breathe, food gathered from their branches, and wood for both fuel and shelter, but they have been essential to the spiritual and cultural life of civilizations around the world. From Luna, the Coastal Redwood in California that became an international symbol when activist Julia Butterfly Hill sat for 738 days on a platform nestled in its branches to save it from logging, to the Bodhi Tree, the sacred fig in India that is a direct descendent of the tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment, Cook and Jenshel reveal trees that have impacted and shaped our lives, our traditions, and our feelings about nature. There are also survivor trees, including a camphor tree in Nagasaki that endured the atomic bomb, an American elm in Oklahoma City, and the 9/11 Survivor Tree, a Callery pear at the 9/11 Memorial. All of the trees were carefully selected for their role in human dramas. This project both reflects and inspires awareness of the enduring role of trees in nurturing and sheltering humanity. Photographers, environmentalists, history buffs, and nature-lovers alike will appreciate the extraordinary stories found within the pages of Wise Trees!
Author : Herman Shugart
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691226741
A marvelously illustrated look at the world’s diverse forests and their ecosystems The earth’s forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent webs of flora, fungi, and animals. The World Atlas of Trees and Forests offers a beautiful introduction to what forests are, how they work, how they grow, and how we map, assess, and conserve them. Provides the most wide-ranging coverage of the world’s forests availableTakes readers beneath the breathtaking variety of wooded canopies that span the globeProfiles a wealth of tree species, with enlightening and entertaining natural-history highlights along the wayFeatures stunning color photos, maps, and graphicsDraws on the latest cutting-edge research and technology, including satellite imagery
Author : Margi Preus
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,97 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429991496
Some trees have lived many lifetimes, standing as silent witnesses to history. Some are remarkable for their age and stature; others for their usefulness. A bristlecone pine tree in California has outlived man by almost 4,000 years; a baobab tree in Australia served as a prison for Aboriginal prisoners at the turn of the twentieth century; and a major oak in England was used as a hiding place for Robin Hood and his men (or so the story goes...). The fourteen trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history.
Author : Gregory McNamee
Publisher : Earth Aware Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781683830825
Art Wolfe’s immersive photos capture the wonder humans have felt about trees for millennia. From the biblical Tree of Life to the Native American Tree of Peace, trees have played an archetypal role in human culture and spirituality since time immemorial. An integral part of a variety of faiths—from Buddhism and Hinduism to Native American and aboriginal religions—trees were venerated long before any written historical records existed. Through the vivid images of legendary photographer Art Wolfe, Trees focuses on both individual specimens and entire forests, and offers a sweeping yet intimate look at an arboreal world that spans six continents. Author Gregory McNamee weaves a diverse and global account of the myths, cultures, and traditions that convey the long-standing symbiosis between trees and humans, and renowned ethnobotanist Wade Davis anchors the text with a penetrating introduction. Humans have always shared this planet with trees, and Trees by Art Wolfe is a breathtaking journey through and homage to that relationship and its past, present, and future.
Author : Nathalie Tordjman
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 35,30 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781616899714
A comprehensive guide to trees for the young reader, with abundant facts, descriptions, and activities and more than 200 detailed illustrations. What are roots for? Which role do flowers play? Which trees keep their leaves in winter? What is photosynthesis? Find out everything about the fascinating world of trees, from the fragrant butterfly bush to the dramatic baobab to the majestic evergreen sequoia. Learn through fun facts, interactive quizzes, and hands-on activities such as how to grow your own tree from a seed or a cutting, and observe trees in a variety of habitats in detailed seek-and-find scenes. An information-packed guide for budding naturalists, The Book of Amazing Trees explores the wonder of how trees grow, thrive, and even communicate with each other!
