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Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees

Door Nancy Ross Hugo e.a.

Categorie
Bomen & Bos
Boeknummer
#335704-WB3
Titel
Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees
Auteur
Ross Hugo, Nancy & Robert Llewellyn
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Portland, OR : Timber Press
Jaar van uitgave
2011
ISBN10
1604692197
ISBN13
9781604692198
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original white boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, decorated endpapers, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting


Have you ever looked at a tree? That may sound like a silly question, but there is so much more to notice about a tree than first meets the eye. Seeing Trees celebrates seldom seen but easily observable tree traits and invites you to watch trees with the same care and sensitivity that birdwatchers watch birds. Many people, for example, are surprised to learn that oaks and maples have flowers, much less flowers that are astonishingly beautiful when viewed up close.

Focusing on widely grown trees, this captivating book describes the rewards of careful and regular tree viewing, outlines strategies for improving your observations, and describes some of the most visually interesting tree structures, including leaves, flowers, buds, leaf scars, twigs, and bark. In-depth profiles of ten fa... (Lees verder)miliar species'including such beloved trees as white oak, southern magnolia, white pine, and tulip poplar'show you how to recognize and understand many of their most compelling (but usually overlooked) physical features.
Pagina's
242
Conditie
Goed — Occasionaly foxed.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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