Description
Book SynopsisYour evening walk will never be the same once you come to know the quiet giants that line the city's streets.
Trade Review"Dr. Day... A sort of Julia Child of nature." (New York Times) "This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs." (House and Garden) "Leslie Day ('a child of Manhattan') reveals hidden depths of this urban behemoth... A wonderful guide to the green side of the Big Apple." (Guardian)"
Table of ContentsForeword, by Amy Freitag
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Leafy Neighborhoods of the Five Boroughs
2. Tree Terminology
3. Illustrated Glossary
4. Trees
Deciduous Conifers
Bald Cypress
Dawn Redwood
Deciduous Broadleaf Trees
Simple, Unlobed
Callery Pear
Northern Catalpa
Schubert Chokecherry
Kwanzan Cherry
Crabapple
Downy Serviceberry
Eastern Redbud
American Elm
Chinese Elm
Japanese Zelkova
Flowering Dogwood
Ginkgo Biloba
Hawthorn
European Hornbeam
Japanese Tree Lilac
Katsura
American Linden
Littlelead Linden
Silver Linden
Saucer Magnolia
Purple Leaf Plum
Simple, Lobed
London Plane
Hedge Maple
Japanese Maple
Norway Maple
Red Maple
Rilver Maple
Sugar Maple
Sycamore Maple
White Mulberry
Eastern White Oak
English Oak
Northern Red Oak
Pin Oak
Sawtooth Oak
Swamp White Oak
Willow Oak
Sweetgum
Tuliptree
Compound, Pinnate
Tree of Heaven
Green Ash
White Ash
Black Locust
Honey Locust
Goldenrain Tree
Japanese Pagodatree
Kentucky Pagodatree
Compound, Chestnut
5. Tree People
Tree Care Tips
Bibliography
Index
