Venerable trees : history, biology, and conservation in the bluegrass / Tom Kimmerer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimmerer, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trees--Kentucky--Bluegrass Region.

Trees.

Historic trees--Kentucky--Bluegrass Region.

Historic trees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Central Kentucky and central Tennessee still boast one of the largest populations of presettlement trees in the US, found in both rural and urban areas. In 'Venerable Trees', Tom Kimmerer showcases the beauty, age, size, and splendour of these ancient trees and the remaining woodland pastures.

Contents:

Front cover

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: Two Trees

1 The St. Joe Oak

2 The Woodford Groves

3 The Llama Tree

4 Venerable Tree Species

5 The Ingleside Oak

6 The Woodland Pasture

7 The Mother Tree

8 The Guardians

Color Photographs

9 The Loudon Grove

10 The Coldstream Tree

11 The Elmwood Trees

12 The Floracliff Trees

13 The Old Schoolhouse Oak

14 The Future of Venerable Trees and Woodland Pastures

Acknowledgments

Appendix Trees of the Bluegrass and Woodland Pastures

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9780813166681

0813166683

9780813165684

0813165687

9780813165677

0813165679

OCLC:

921545831