Seeing Trees : Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees

English

ISBN: 1604692197

EAN: 9781604692198

Category: Nature / Trees & Forests

Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated

Release Date: 09/17/2011

Synopsis: Have you ever seen the delicate flowers of a red maple? The emerging leaves of a tulip poplar? The twigs of a beech? When you look at a tree up close, you begin to appreciate trees in a whole new way. Seeing Trees invites readers to watch trees with the care and sensitivity that birdwatchers watch birds. Focusing on 10 common trees of North America, Nancy Ross Hugo highlights the rewards of tree viewing and describes some of the most visually interesting leaves, flowers, fruits, buds, leaf scars, twigs, and bark of familiar trees. Using software developed for work with microscopes, Robert Llewellyn created incredibly sharp close-up photographs of the tree detail by stitching together 8 to 45 images of each subjecteach shot at a different focal point. The combination of these lavish photos with Nancy Ross Hugos writing makes each page come alive with the beauty of the growing process. The result is a gorgeous journey into the life cycle of trees. Featured trees include the American Beech, Ginkgo, Red Maple, Southern Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, White Oak, White Pine, American Sycamore, Black Walnut and Eastern Red Cedar.

Awards: National Outdoor Book Awards – null 

Excerpt: Unknown Property Excerpt

Seeing Trees : Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.94 inches

Width: 8.88 inches

Length: 10.44 inches

Weight: 41.06 oz

Pages: 245