Author: Ann Fowler Rhoads
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Authoritative, encyclopedic, lavishly illustrated guide to the trees of the state and region—from the Morris Arboretum, the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Trees of Pennsylvania
Author: Ann Fowler Rhoads
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Authoritative, encyclopedic, lavishly illustrated guide to the trees of the state and region—from the Morris Arboretum, the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Authoritative, encyclopedic, lavishly illustrated guide to the trees of the state and region—from the Morris Arboretum, the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Trees of Pennsylvania
Author: Charles Fergus
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811745562
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Common and uncommon tree species described in engaging detail. Covers trees found in small woodlots, deep forests, backyards, and reverting fields.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811745562
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Common and uncommon tree species described in engaging detail. Covers trees found in small woodlots, deep forests, backyards, and reverting fields.
Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
Author: Charles Fergus
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811720922
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Provides natural history narratives and identification information for sixty different species of trees found in Pennsylvania and the northeast.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811720922
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Provides natural history narratives and identification information for sixty different species of trees found in Pennsylvania and the northeast.
Trees of Power
Author: Akiva Silver
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603588418
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Trees are our allies in maintaining a healthy planet. Partnering with trees allows us to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Trees of Power by Akiva Silver shares a step-by-step path toward working with these arboreal allies, from planting to propagation to understanding the multiple benefits that ten of our most essential tree species - the chestnut, apple, hickory, and more - provide for humans, animals, and nature alike. In this book you'll learn how to work successfully with perennial woody plants. It includes in-depth information on individual species and different ways to propagate trees - whether by seed, grafting, layering, or with cuttings. These time-honored techniques make it easy for anyone to increase their stock of trees simply and inexpensively. Silver's combination of hands-on experience and sincere exuberance for the natural world will inspire a new generation of tree stewards while appealing to anyone who feels a deep appreciation for these magnificent plants.--COVER.
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603588418
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Trees are our allies in maintaining a healthy planet. Partnering with trees allows us to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Trees of Power by Akiva Silver shares a step-by-step path toward working with these arboreal allies, from planting to propagation to understanding the multiple benefits that ten of our most essential tree species - the chestnut, apple, hickory, and more - provide for humans, animals, and nature alike. In this book you'll learn how to work successfully with perennial woody plants. It includes in-depth information on individual species and different ways to propagate trees - whether by seed, grafting, layering, or with cuttings. These time-honored techniques make it easy for anyone to increase their stock of trees simply and inexpensively. Silver's combination of hands-on experience and sincere exuberance for the natural world will inspire a new generation of tree stewards while appealing to anyone who feels a deep appreciation for these magnificent plants.--COVER.
PHILADELPHIA TREES
Author: PAUL W. MEYER
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781512823905
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781512823905
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rocky Mountain National Park Trees and Wildflowers
Author: James Kavanagh
Publisher: Waterford Press
ISBN: 9781583555064
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated guide to Rocky Mountain National Park Trees & Wildflowers highlights over 120 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding guide includes a back-panel map of botanical sanctuaries in the region.
Publisher: Waterford Press
ISBN: 9781583555064
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated guide to Rocky Mountain National Park Trees & Wildflowers highlights over 120 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding guide includes a back-panel map of botanical sanctuaries in the region.
The Plants of Pennsylvania
Author: Ann Fowler Rhoads
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812240030
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
The second edition of The Plants of Pennsylvania is the authoritative guide to identifying the nearly 3,400 species of flowering plants, ferns, and gymnosperms native or naturalized in the Commonwealth. It features a complete reorganization into a genetic scheme that reflects recent advances in our understanding of plant relationships.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812240030
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
The second edition of The Plants of Pennsylvania is the authoritative guide to identifying the nearly 3,400 species of flowering plants, ferns, and gymnosperms native or naturalized in the Commonwealth. It features a complete reorganization into a genetic scheme that reflects recent advances in our understanding of plant relationships.
Specific Gravity and Other Properties of Wood and Bark for 156 Tree Species Found in North America
Author: Patrick D. Miles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Specific gravity
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Much information is available for specific gravity and other properties of wood and bark, but it is widely scattered in the literature. This paper compiles information for estimation of biomass for 156 tree species found in North America for use in national forest inventory applications. We present specific gravities based on average green volume as well as 12 percent moisture content volume for calculation of oven-dry biomass. Additional information is included on bark thickness, bark voids, and bark percentages by species and green and dry weight of wood and bark. --
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Specific gravity
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Much information is available for specific gravity and other properties of wood and bark, but it is widely scattered in the literature. This paper compiles information for estimation of biomass for 156 tree species found in North America for use in national forest inventory applications. We present specific gravities based on average green volume as well as 12 percent moisture content volume for calculation of oven-dry biomass. Additional information is included on bark thickness, bark voids, and bark percentages by species and green and dry weight of wood and bark. --
The Architecture of Trees
Author: Cesare Leonardi
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781616898069
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees, an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related."—The Architect's Newspaper Gorgeous, large format volume shows each hand-drawn illustration in stunning detail. The Architecture of Trees is the result of over twenty years of dedicated study by landscape architects Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi. This new edition preserves the original magnificent illustrations and text, translated into English for the first time. Features more than 550 exquisite quill-pen drawings. Each of the 212 tree species are drawn to a scale of 1:100, with and without foliage. Complete with tables of seasonal color variation and projections of shadows cast during the hours of daylight and season by season, no other book contains such detailed and scientific drawings of trees. A legendary and unsurpassed botanical masterwork. Considered a standard in many landscape architecture firms, the drawings, essays, and detailed charts are essential for large scale landscaping projects and a helpful tool for backyard renovations. Landscape designers will think in new ways about the effect of seasons and the time of day on trees, and anyone interested in nature and trees will be captivated by the stunning illustrations. "This book could be considered the Bible for tree lovers."—Western Art & Architecture
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781616898069
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees, an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related."—The Architect's Newspaper Gorgeous, large format volume shows each hand-drawn illustration in stunning detail. The Architecture of Trees is the result of over twenty years of dedicated study by landscape architects Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi. This new edition preserves the original magnificent illustrations and text, translated into English for the first time. Features more than 550 exquisite quill-pen drawings. Each of the 212 tree species are drawn to a scale of 1:100, with and without foliage. Complete with tables of seasonal color variation and projections of shadows cast during the hours of daylight and season by season, no other book contains such detailed and scientific drawings of trees. A legendary and unsurpassed botanical masterwork. Considered a standard in many landscape architecture firms, the drawings, essays, and detailed charts are essential for large scale landscaping projects and a helpful tool for backyard renovations. Landscape designers will think in new ways about the effect of seasons and the time of day on trees, and anyone interested in nature and trees will be captivated by the stunning illustrations. "This book could be considered the Bible for tree lovers."—Western Art & Architecture
Trees & Shrubs of Kentucky
Author: Mary E. Wharton
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813112947
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Discusses the role of trees and shrubs in the ecology of Kentucky, provides a guide to identification, and briefly describes each species
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813112947
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Discusses the role of trees and shrubs in the ecology of Kentucky, provides a guide to identification, and briefly describes each species