Trees : from root to leaf / Paul Smith ; foreword by Robert Macfarlane.

By:

Smith, P. P. (Paul Philip), 1964- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- [writer of foreword.]

Material type: Text

text
still image
cartographic image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780226824178
0226824179

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

582.16 23

LOC classification:

QK475.6 .S65 2022

Contents:

Seeds -- Leaves -- Form -- Bark -- Wood -- Flowers -- Fruits -- Symbiosis -- Trees and us.

Summary: "In these pages, ecologist Paul Smith celebrates all that trees have inspired across nearly every human culture throughout history. Generously illustrated with over 450 images and organized according to tree life cycle--from seeds and leaves to wood, flowers, and fruit--this book celebrates the great diversity and beauty of the 60,000 tree species that inhabit our planet. Surprising photography and infographics will inspire readers, illustrating intricate bark and leaf patterns, intertwined ecosystems, colorful flower displays, archaic wooden wheels, and timber houses. Integral to science, art, and culture, fundamental and fragile, dependent and depended on, the vitality of trees is revealed like never before"--Book jacket flap.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	New Books	QK475.6 .S65 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700022981

Total holds: 0

First published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by Thames & Hudson Ltd.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index.

Seeds -- Leaves -- Form -- Bark -- Wood -- Flowers -- Fruits -- Symbiosis -- Trees and us.

"In these pages, ecologist Paul Smith celebrates all that trees have inspired across nearly every human culture throughout history. Generously illustrated with over 450 images and organized according to tree life cycle--from seeds and leaves to wood, flowers, and fruit--this book celebrates the great diversity and beauty of the 60,000 tree species that inhabit our planet. Surprising photography and infographics will inspire readers, illustrating intricate bark and leaf patterns, intertwined ecosystems, colorful flower displays, archaic wooden wheels, and timber houses. Integral to science, art, and culture, fundamental and fragile, dependent and depended on, the vitality of trees is revealed like never before"--Book jacket flap.