The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees | 
| Authors: John White, David F. More
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 169319
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 832
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.3
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.2 x 2.6
ISBN: 0881927511
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.1603
EAN: 9780881927511
ASIN: 0881927511
Publication Date: July 1, 2005
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Product Description
This book is the result of 10 years of on-site, meticulous painting of individual living trees as well as their detailed parts. David More, a supremely gifted botanical artist, has contributed 330 more illustrations than the 2000 contained in the first edition. The main section of the book is devoted to almost 400 double-page spreads, which describe and illustrate more than 1800 species and cultivars of trees. The trees illustrated were selected because they are commonly cultivated in England and continental Europe; most are also to be found in American gardens, and some are indeed native to North America. Besides paintings of the trees' habits - both summer and winter for deciduous trees - there are detailed paintings of leaves or needles, bark, blossoms, fruit, nuts, or cones. This book is a must-have for any reader with an interest in trees, whether to grow them, identify them, or simply take pleasure in the minutely detailed and beautifully drawn artwork of David More.
Book Description
Expanding on the success of the first award-winning edition, the author adds more than 32 pages of new material detailing trees that can be grown in mild winter or Mediterranean climates. This second edition includes over 2300 exquisitely painted illustrations featuring more than 1100 species and varieties of trees.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees November 26, 2008
This book has proven so helpful as we planned to landscape our new home. The encyclopedia has become my main source of tree knowledge. Would highly recommend it.
most comprehensive tree book on market July 15, 2008
This book is comprehensive -- but isn't organized by common or scientific name. It is organized by type of tree, though I'm not certain how they chose the ordering of the groups. Nevertheless, two indices in the back reference all the trees by common names and by latin names.
This isn't a photography-based book, but has everything illustrated with paintings. This is like one of those detailed naturist descriptions you'd see from the 17-1800's. The drawings are very precise -- and full of color (not faded or faint). They aren't fuzzy sketches -- they are precise naturalist drawings -- showing detail of leaves, nuts(fruits), bark, shape -- sometimes with multiple views of the same tree in different seasons (to see color & shape change).
There are few trees you will find that are *not* in this book, but very few. Many of the trees listed will talk about origins, growth conditions & habits, sizing, how it was named, usages, wood quality, author's subjective overall rating (which is a pretty good guide), origins -- (some common trees today are long-ago cross breeds). And -- I underscore this -- it's ALL ABOUT TREES -- so it's an extremely thorough (I've never seen its equal, let along better). At 830+ pages, and over 6 pounds, this isn't a pocket book. But it is a book you'll want to read or skim from cover-to-cover -- and keep as a permanent reference. Would be nice to have a permanent down-loadable version into a palmtop for portability...Encyclopedias are so heavy! :-)
Excellent book August 25, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I collect books on trees, because I love trees. But not all books will do. I avoid gardening books and concentrate on dendrological or botanical type books because they are more useful to me. This is a great find because it is somewhat encyclopedic in nature and the drawings are wonderful. The only downside is that this is an English book and highlights trees grown there. It is much to large and heavy for a handbook, but it is nice to sit in your easy chair and slowly turn the pages.
the best darn book on trees u can get! August 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this book has everything u need on trees and it is one of a kind.the colour illustrations are wonderfully painted.the gang responsible for all areas of this book really new what they were doing.isnt there literary awards given out for this kind of acheivement?unique,complete,lovely and breathtaking!
Wow! August 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
David More has created a massive, beautifully realized book which details, with almost scientific precision, individual species of trees. Although it retails for $80 it still seems reasonable given the massive scope of this project, which took More over ten years to complete. I can't imagine a better book on trees ever being published with this quality of illustration. The book does focus on species of trees within Europe, particularly Great Britain, but tree lovers will not be disappointed after a few pages of More's breathtaking work.
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