Trees category: 526 books
by Charles H. Snow
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index
CONTENTS
PART I.
INTRODUCTION.
Section 1. Wood. Definitions. "Structure." Weights. Coefficients. Uses. Botanical and Common Nomenclatures. General Information, etc.
PART II.
EXOGENOUS SERIES.
Section...
The Man Who Planted Trees
A Story of Lost Groves, the Science of Trees, and a Plan to Save the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
The Man Who Planted Trees is the inspiring story of David Milarch’s quest to clone the biggest trees on the planet in order to save our forests and ecosystem—as well as a hopeful lesson about how each of us has the ability to make a difference.
“When is the best time to plant a tree?...
by Dueep Jyot Singh, John Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Fruit TreesGardening Tips and Methods for Growing Fruit TreesFor Pleasure And Profit.Table of ContentsIntroductionWhich Fruit to Grow?Fruit Production Charts.ApplesCold Hardiness zonesCitrus fruitsStrawberriesPlanting Your StrawberriesMulching Strawberries.PropagationFeeding...
American Canopy
Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation’s history.
Like many of us, historians have long been guilty of taking trees for granted. Yet the history of trees in America is no...
Tree Spirituality
An Introduction to Trees, Humans, And the Realm They Share
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
In a fun filled approach this book is a beginner’s reflection of the myths and stories from the trees and the cultures that integrate with them. Passing old and new stories to all generations from both ancient and modern times perhaps with an occasional “aha” moment. It is a look at old enemies...
by Diane Cook, Len Jenshel
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
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...
by Fiona Stafford
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality....
Trees
Their Use, Management, Cultivation and Biology - A Comprehensive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
This book is an essential reference tool for all those who have a passion for trees as well as those who work in tree-related professions whether they be garden managers, forest and country park wardens, foresters, woodland managers or those working in the fields of arboriculture and horticulture....
The Bristlecone Book
A Natural History of the World's Oldest Trees
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
High among the cold, windswept peaks of America’s mountain west, grow pine trees that are twisted and gnarled, hanging on to rocky, inhospitable slopes, yet living to the extraordinary age of almost 5,000-years old. These trees are bristlecone and foxtail pines. What are the trees’ secrets—why...
Street Trees in Britain
A History
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
The trees which line many of the streets in our towns and cities can often be regarded as part of a heritage landscape. Despite the difficult conditions of an urban environment, these trees may live for 100 years or more and represent ‘living history’ in the midst of our modern streetscapes. This...
Urban Forests
A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
**“Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.” *—*Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction
“Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and...
by Mark Mikolas
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Identify maple, ash, oak, and more with easy-to-learn visual techniques.
In this friendly and approachable field guide, writer and avid hiker Mark Mikolas shares a unique approach for year-round tree identification. His method, which centers on the northeastern United States where 20 species...
by Michael Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Trees of San Francisco introduces readers to the rich variety of trees that thrive in San Francisco's unique conditions. San Francisco's cool Mediterranean climate has made it home to interesting and unusual trees from all over the world - trees as colorful and exotic as the city itself.
This...
The Man Who Climbs Trees
The Lofty Adventures of a Wildlife Cameraman
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
**“A vertiginous, white-knuckled adventure through some of the most spectacular forests in the world.” —Washington Post
Meet the man who climbs trees for a living. In this adventure memoir, Aldred carries us with him across the globe and up to the top of these towering forest titans as...