Anna Lewington, the well-known writer on all things botanical, and leading wildlife photographer Edward Parker provide an illuminating and visually striking history of each tree species, including where the long-living species can still be found, the tree's botanical details, and its mythical associations. Species covered: Redwood, Bristlecone pine, Montezuma Cypress, the Monkey Puzzle, Amazonian Ancients, Yew, Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Lime, Olive, Welwitschia, the Baobab, Kauri, Totara, Antarctic Beech, the Fig, Cedar, and Ginkgo.
224 pages. 200 colour images
Hardback
ISBN: 9781849940580
Publisher: - Batsford - more
Code: - ISBN: 9781849940580
Year: - 2012
Authors: - Anna Lewington
Availability: - out of print