Trees of Britain and Ireland
A Guide to the Trees of Great Britain and Ireland
1st Edition
Published on 15. April 2025
360 pages
978-0-691-22417-6 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton, NJ
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
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Fixed format
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1,000 color photos. 200 color illus.
1,000 color photos. 200 color illus.
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978-0-691-22417-6 (9780691224176)
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Jon Stokes
Trees of Britain and Ireland
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06/2025
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Jon Stokes is the Director of Trees, Science and Research at The Tree Council-the UK charity that brings everyone together for the love of trees. One of Britain's leading tree conservationists, Stokes has been working in the world of trees for more than thirty-five years. He has seen all of Great Britain and Ireland's native tree species and is passionate about how they contribute to our landscape and provide habitats for countless other living things. He is the author or coauthor of ten books on trees.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- What is a Native Species?
- What is the Difference Between a Tree and a Shrub?
- Using this Book
- How does a tree 'work'?
- Life Cycle of a Tree
- Tree Shapes
- Tree Shapes in the Wild
- Managed Tree Shapes
- Tree Habitats
- Scrub
- Hedgerows
- Orchards, Wood Pasture and Parkland
- Woodland
- Types of Woodland
- History of our Treescapes and Habitats
- Trees and Wildlife
- Trees as Characters - the Fascination of Old Trees
- Tree Identification
- Getting Started
- One-step ID
- Key to Leaves
- Key to Flowers
- Key to Fruit
- Key to Winter Twigs
- The Species Accounts
- Introduction to Conifers
- Key to Conifers
- Conifers with Long Needles
- Conifers with Short Needles
- Conifers with Needles in Rosettes
- Conifers with Broad, Triangular Needles
- Conifers with Short, Thin Needles in 3s
- Conifers with Flat Needles
- Conifers with Scale-Like Needles
- Introduction to Broadleaves
- Introduction to the Rose Family
- Introduction to the Whitebeams
- Plums, Cherries, Apples & Pears
- Hawthorns & Cotoneasters
- Buckthorns and Sea-Buckthorn
- Walnut
- Introduction to the Elms
- Introduction to Beech, Oaks & Chestnuts
- Introduction to Willows & Poplars
- Identification of Willows & Poplars
- Willows
- Aspen and Poplars
- Introduction to Birches, Alders, Hazels & Hornbeam
- Introduction to Birches
- Alders, Hazels & Hornbeam
- Spindles
- Planes
- Maples & Sycamore
- Limes
- Ashes
- False Acacia
- Strawberry-Tree
- Widespread Native Shrubs
- Native Woody Peas
- Currants
- Widespread Introduced Shrubs and Small Trees
- Park, street & Garden Trees and Shrubs
- References and Further Reading
- Appendix 1: Measurements of Optimal Short Shoot Leaves of Elm Species
- Appendix 2: Taxonomic List of Trees and Shrubs Mentioned in the Text
- Appendix 3: Non-Tree Species Mentioned in the Text
- Photographic and Artwork Credits
- Index
