
The Urban Tree Book
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With telling descriptions and precise botanical detail, this unique guide not only identifies trees but brings them to life through history, lore, anecdotes, up-to-date facts, and hundreds of fascinating characteristics. More than 175 graceful illustrations capture the charm of trees in urban settings and depict leaf, flower, fruit, and bark features for identification and appreciation.
The Urban Tree Book will inform even the most knowledgeable plant person and delight urbanites who simply enjoy strolling beneath the shade of welcoming trees. An engaging excursion into the "urban forest," this complete guide to city trees will both entertain and enlighten nature lovers, urban hikers, gardeners, and everyone curious about their environment. Includes a tree planting-and-care section, tree primer, and exploration guide
Is backed by the expertise of the renowned Morton Arboretum
Incorporates new "urban forestry" perspectives
Covers urban trees across the continent
Lists key organizations and institutions for tree lovers
Selects the best tree sites on the Internet
Updates many guides by 20 years
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Content
- Intro
- Other Book by This Author
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- You, the City, and the Big Things with the Leaves
- Exploring the Urban Forest What to Look For and How to Use This Guide
- Trees: A Briefing
- Part I - Broadleaf Trees (Nonneedle Varieties)
- Chapter 1 - Ash
- Chapter 2 - Honeylocust
- Chapter 3 - Elm
- Chapter 4 - Sycamore (Planetree)
- Chapter 5 - Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven)
- Chapter 6 - Russian-Olive (Oleaster)
- Chapter 7 - Cottonwood
- Chapter 8 - Sugar Maple
- Chapter 9 - Norway Maple
- Chapter 10 - Red Maple
- Chapter 11 - Silver Maple
- Chapter 12 - Boxelder or Ash-Leaved Maple
- Chapter 13 - White Oak: English, American White, Bur, California Valley
- Chapter 14 - Red Oak: Pin, Northern Red, Willow, and More
- Chapter 15 - Live Oak: Live (Southern), Coast, Canyon
- Chapter 16 - Weeping Willow (and Dry-Eyed Cousins)
- Chapter 17 - Lombardy Poplar
- Chapter 18 - Trembling (or Quaking) Aspen
- Chapter 19 - White Poplar
- Chapter 20 - Birch
- Chapter 21 - American Beech (and its European Kin)
- Chapter 22 - Common Hackberry (and Sister Sugarberry)
- Chapter 23 - Sweetgum
- Chapter 24 - Ginkgo (Maidenhair-Tree)
- Chapter 25 - Mulberry
- Chapter 26 - Linden (Basswood)
- Chapter 27 - Eucalyptus
- Chapter 28 - Acacia
- Chapter 29 - Southern Magnolia (and Saucer Magnolia)
- Chapter 30 - Common Horse-Chestnut (and the Buckeyes)
- Chapter 31 - Catalpa
- Chapter 32 - 'Kwanzan' Cherry (and Yoshino)
- Chapter 33 - Crapemyrtle
- Chapter 34 - Dogwood
- Chapter 35 - Crabapple (and Apple)
- Chapter 36 - Hawthorn
- Chapter 37 - 'Bradford' Callery Pear (and Siblings)
- Part II - Trees With Cones and Needlelike or Tightly Scaled Leaves
- Chapter 38 - Austrian (European Black) and Scots Pine
- Chapter 39 - (Eastern) White Pine
- Chapter 40 - Ponderosa Pine (Western Yellow Pine)
- Chapter 41 - Spruce: Colorado (Blue) And Norway
- Chapter 42 - Deodar Cedar (and Cedar-of-Lebanon)
- Chapter 43 - Arborvitae (Thuja)
- Chapter 44 - Baldcypress (and Dawn Redwood)
- Part III - Palm Trees
- Chapter 45 - Palm Desert, Mexican Fan, Cabbage, Canary Island, Royal, Queen, King, and Others
- Resources
- Glossary: How to Speak "Tree"
- Selected Sources and Further Reading
- Internet Sites
- Organizations/Institutions/Opportunities
- Tree Wellness: Notes and Sources
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright
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