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Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast

With populations of both northern and southern trees, Pennsylvania is home to a truly diverse array of species. This book describes more than 60 species of trees found in Pennsylvania and the northeastern United States in a straightforward, informative style.

Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences

A multi-faceted reference work, the Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences addresses the core knowledge, theories, and techniques employed by plant scientists, while also concentrating on applications of these in research and in industry.

Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences

A combination of broad disciplinary coverage and scientific excellence, the Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences will be an indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in forests, forestry and forest sciences.

Palgrave's Trees of Southern Africa

This third edition of Trees of Southern Africa has been updated, revised and expanded by Meg Coates Palgrave. It features new simplified keys based on leaf characteristics, and incorporates updated names, reclassifications and new species.

A Splintered History of Wood: Belt-Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and Baseball Bats

In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet.

Responses of Fruit Trees to Global Climate Change

Global climate change is expected to produce increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, higher temperatures, aberrant precipitation patterns and a host of other climatic changes that would affect all life on this planet.

Haws; A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern United States

The taxonomy and identification of hawthorns (Crataegus) in eastern North America is one of the most notorious challenges in regional botany. This book was written to fill a long-standing void in hawthorn understanding for the southeastern U.

Plants in North-East Highlands

Timing of blaeberry growth, tree regeneration, land use, plant orientation The author noted when blaeberry buds on Scottish alpine land began growth in spring and compared this with climatic data. He mapped natural tree regeneration on Deeside and Donside.

Trees of East Texas

This comprehensive and compact field guide covers the richest plant-life region in the state-the Upper Gulf Coast Prairie, the Post Oak Savannah, and the Pineywoods of east Texas.

1001 Questions Answered About Trees

""A book that easily doubles as reference and a source of reading pleasure. The illustrations are clear and the index is a good guide.

Trees & Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas

FEMALE FORESTER FOREVER

This natural world I fell into off three-inch high heels is a school of infinite learning. Sharing my knowledge and experience of forestry and arboriculture is very fulfilling.

A Handbook of Scotland's Trees

This comprehensive handbook, compiled with the expertise of Reforesting Scotland's editors, covers trees commonly found in Scotland.

Four Seasonal Trees

How can trees weather the storm? This story opens with a prologue of four seasons and their own unique characteristics.

Trees and Shrubbery

The idea for this notebook originally came from a country walk with the author Giovanna Nicaso, who stopped at every step to illustrate the abundance and uniqueness of the natural flora present at La Maliosa, an organic and biodynamic farm that has made respect for nature its raison d'etre. Over the years, these lands have become a real oasis, offering a pristine biodiversity that is expressed through the abundance of plant species representative of the Maremma Tuscany.

Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals: A European Perspective on Woodlands and Grazed Treescapes

In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape - forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed.

Cottonwood and the River of Time: On Trees, Evolution, and Society

Cottonwood and the River of Time looks at some of the approaches scientists have used to unravel the puzzles of the natural world.

Handbook of Quantitative Forest Genetics

This handbook was designed as a reference tool for forest geneticists, tree breeders and other tree improvement personnel, as well as a textbook for university courses and short-courses at the graduate level in quantitative genetics.

Tra la terra e il cielo

La vita segreta degli alberi e il loro rapporto millenario con gli esseri umani sono al centro di questo affascinante libro, nel quale l'esperienza personale si fonde con l'analisi scientifica di una delle massime esperte nel mondo. A partire dalle radici fino alle cime vertiginose raggiunte dalle loro chiome, l'autrice ci illustra la vita biologica degli alberi, la loro importanza nell'ecosistema, ricordandoci il ruolo primario che essi hanno assunto nella nostra vita e nella nostra cultura: l'albero è fonte di alimentazione, nel corso della storia ci ha fornito il materiale per costruire le nostre case, ha favorito le scoperte mediche per la cura del nostro corpo, ha ispirato l'arte, la religione, il mito e, soprattutto, continua a essere una inesauribile sorgente di arricchimento spirituale.

Trees for Everyone

Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the YearIt was late April when I came by. As I looked up into that tree top the sunlight was shining through, and at first I thought I must be dreaming.

Journeys Through Eastern Old-Growth Forests: A Narrative Guide

Yes, there is old-growth forest in the Maritimes. The Acadian Forest, as it is known, is a complex mosaic of various species and ages.

Agricultural Biomass Based Potential Materials

Agricultural biomass is abundant worldwide and it can be considered as alternative source of renewable and sustainable materials which can be used as potential materials for different applications.

Endophytes of Forest Trees: Biology and Applications

Found in every plant species, the diversity of endophytic micro-organisms can be extremely high within different plant organs and tissue types.

Trees of Western North America

Covering 630 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Western North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the western United States and Canada as far east as the Great Plains, the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; "Quick ID" summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; a key to leaves; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure.

Falcon Pocket Guide: Trees

Trees is a must-have, field guide for beginners and experts alike.

The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town

Open The Urban Tree Book and discover the joys of forest trekking-right in your city or town.

Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees

Here, published for the first time in the United States, is the last book by Roger Deakin, famed British nature writer and icon of the environmentalist movement.

Living Witness: Historic Trees of Texas

In a beautiful tribute to the natural heritage of the Lone Star State, photographer Ralph Yznaga celebrates the strong connections between Texans and their trees.

Trees

The quality of our environment - the air, soil and water - depends greatly on trees. In this beautifully detailed guide, with full color illustrations, over 140 familiar North American species are highlighted and helpfully organized by family.

Lavender 2nd Edition

This full-color, updated edition gives instructions for growing and harvesting the popular aromatic herb, with ideas for the garden landscape, crafts, and recipes. Projects for making potpourris, wreaths, garlands, arrangements, and even lavender-spiced chicken, halibut, potato salad, madeleines, and bread.

Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification, Revised and Updated

This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras.

The Global Economics of Forestry

This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest frontier to modern industrial forest plantations.

A Natural History of North American Trees

A volume for a lifetime" is how The New Yorker described the first of Donald Culross Peatie's two books about American trees published in the 1950s. In this one-volume edition, modern readers are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century.

The Untouchable Tree

An artist shares his love of trees with his brilliant paintings and thoughtful words. According to Peter Stone, "any book about trees can't help but be a book about people," and so his book is about our connection to the magnificence, the transcendence, and the essential nature of trees.

Guía de reforestación. Ilustrada, aumentada y corregida

Existe abundante información sobre árboles, producción en vivero y sistemas de plantación de las principales especies tropicales que se utilizan en nuestro medio; está dispersa, en ediciones limitadas, no está organizada temáticamente o editada. Artículos, conferencias y compilaciones sobre experiencias con las principales especies, fueron base para la organización de este documento.

Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use

For centuries people have used trees, shrubs, and woody vines for food, clothing, ritual, construction, scientific study, and more.

Pocket Guide to Trees of Southern Africa

Southern Africa boasts a rich variety of tree species, both indigenous and exotic. Pocket Guide Trees of Southern Africa is an authoritative introduction to the region's trees, describing and illustrating 132 species.

Trees of Eastern North America

Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the eastern United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains-including those species found only in tropical and subtropical Florida and northernmost Canada-the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; "Quick ID" summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; keys to leaves and twigs; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure.

The Legacy of John Waldie and Sons: A History of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company

At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "the second largest lumber operator in Canada.

The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter

A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.