The story of trees : and how they changed the way we live
Hobbs, Kevin2020
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Click and Collect for The story of trees : and how they changed the way we liveThe Story of Trees takes the reader on a visual journey from some of the earliest known tree species on our planet to the latest fruit cultivars. The chosen trees have all had a profound effect on the planet and humankind. Starting with the Ginkgo biloba, fossils of which date back 270 million years, we learn about how trees came to be integral to the development of our species and how specific trees have become important religious, political and cultural symbols. With beautiful illustrations by Thibaud Herem and fascinating botanical facts and figures, this book will appeal to tree lovers from all over the world.
Main title:
The story of trees : and how they changed the way we live / Kevin Hobbs & David West ; illustrated by Thibaud Herem.
Imprint:
London : Laurence King Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
216 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Maidenhair Tree -- Yew -- Common Box -- Fig -- Tasmanian Blue Gum -- Bristlecone Pine -- Stone Pine -- Avocado -- Peach -- Olive -- Hazel -- Terebinth -- English Walnut -- Pistachio -- Lacquer Tree -- Date Palm -- Common Ash -- Aleppo Pine -- Teak -- Cedar of Lebanon -- White Mulberry -- Ceylon Ebony -- Myrrh -- Wild Cherry -- Almond -- Cinnamon -- Rubber Tree -- Indian Sandalwood -- Apple -- Mediterranean Cypress -- Sycamore Fig -- Bay -- Cacao -- Sweet Chestnut -- Holm Oak -- Citron -- Chinese Plum -- Banyan -- Sweet Orange -- Bodhi Tree -- Tree of Heaven -- Holly -- Cork Oak -- Neem -- English or Antinian Elm -- Glastonbury Thorn -- Damson -- Mango -- Kapok Tree -- Candlenut Tree -- Nutmeg -- Boxelder -- Lemon -- Tò„tara -- Wild Service Tree -- Coconut Palm -- Coffee -- American Sweetgum -- Scots PIne -- Judas Tree -- Pecan -- Oriental Plane -- English Oak -- Sassafras -- Japanese White Pine -- American Plum -- Sugar Maple -- Black Walnut -- Quinine -- Common Juniper -- Field Maple -- Monkey Puzzle -- Lodgepole Pine -- Persimmon -- Shagbark Hickory -- Mahogany -- Norfolk Island Pine -- Kentucky Coffeetree -- Soap Bark Tree -- Tulip Tree -- Douglas Fir -- Sitka Spruce -- Banana -- White Willow -- Moreton Bay Fig -- Macadamia -- Empress Tree -- Western Red Cedar -- Bunya -- European Beech -- Jacaranda -- Dove Tree -- Lime -- Monterey Cypress -- Horse Chestnut -- Dawn Redwood -- Silver Birch -- Mimosa -- Callery Pear -- Esser's Tree of the Inca -- List of world botanical gardens and arboreta.
ISBN:
9781786275226
Dewey class:
582.16
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
376924
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 582.16 HOB | Available |
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