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Book SynopsisA guide to more than six hundred of the world's major forest and garden trees. Suitable for gardeners, botanists, and general readers alike, it details: the structure and life cycle of trees, how trees are named, trees and the weather, the use of trees in gardens and landscape design, and tree planting and care.
Trade Review'This lavish and soulful (now that's an excellent pairing!) book will have you dreaming of strawberry trees and dove trees and fringe trees. "--New York Times Book Review "The equivalent of a course in arboriculture for the amateur gardener and landscape professional."--Washington Post Book World Combining gorgeous photography with friendly, authoritative writing...A coffeetable book that will actually be read."--Martha Stewart Living "Beautifully illustrated - a magnificent magnolia, romantic plane trees in Languedoc, larches in the Dolomites. Informative and opinionated text by Johnson... is just as enjoyable:"--Shelf Awareness "Not just an excellent research resource but a breathtakingly beautiful tribute. And what a wide variety of trees! And what splendid global examples!"--Toronto Globe & Mail
