Remarkable trees / Christina Harrison, Tony Kirkham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Christina (Horticulturist), author.

Kirkham, Tony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trees.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.

Contents:

Introduction

Building and creating: English oak ; Foxglove tree ;Mahogany ; Black locust tree ; Cedar ; Yew ; Sweet chestnut ; Hazel ; Paper birch ; Cork oak ; Cricket-bat willow ; Sitka spruce

Healers and killers: Quinine ; Strychnine ; Neem ; Manchineel ; Fish poison tree Headache tree ; Tea tree ; Maidenhair tree

Feasting and celebrating: Cinnamon ; Olive ; Persimmon ; Chocolate ; Nutmeg and mace ; Apple ; Brazil nut ; Stone pine ; Coconut ; Pomegranate ; Sago palm

Threatened and endangered: Podocarp ; Café marron ; New Zealand Christmas tree ; St Helena gumwood ; Wollemi pine ; Chinese silver fir ; Franklin tree ; Juniper ; Monkey puzzle

Body and soul: Indian banyan ; Baobab ; Annatto ; Frankincense ; Hawthorn ; Dragon's blood tree ; Soap bark tree ; Ebony ; Mulberry ; Coffin tree

Wonders of the world: Giant redwood ; Bristlecone pine ; Mountain ash ; Dawn redwood ; Alerce ; Quaking aspen ; Douglas fir ; Handkerchief tree ; Kauri ; Coco de mer ; Durian ; Candlestick banksia ; Mangrove.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226673912

022667391X

OCLC:

1089274481

Publisher Number:

40029483704