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1	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region more books like this by Elbert L Little, Jr., Sonja Bullaty (Photographer), Angelo Lomeo (Photographer) add to wishlist All 933 identification pictures are full-color photos of significant details of virtually all native trees and many cultivated species as you see them in their natural habitat. see all copies from £5.62! new only from £10.10!
2	Giving Tree more books like this by Shel Silverstein add to wishlist Shel Silverstein writes and draws an intriguingly ambiguous classic, the meaning of which will probably always be debated. THE GIVING TREE tells the tale of a young boy and the tree who, literally piece by piece, gives her life for him. Throughout the story, the tree (which is referred to by female pronouns) never hesitates to give the boy ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £10.22! \| first editions
3	North American Wildlife more books like this by Reader's Digest, Robert Dolezal, Of Readers Digest Editors add to wishlist Includes more than 2,000 plants and animals. Spanning the land from Florida to Alaska, it embraces field, forest and prairie. Includes color-coded name tabs for all 16 sections, habitat guides, maps and 2000 color portraits (1 for every plant and animal). see all copies from £4.57! new only from £13.63! \| first editions
4	Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia more books like this by Michael A Dirr add to wishlist Lavishly illustrated, this encyclopedia describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates (USDA zones 3 to 8), with habitat and details of more than 500 species and 700 additional varieties. Tables list the best plants for specific purposes. 1,500 color photos. see all copies from £26.61! new only from £33.81!
5	The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed more books like this by John Vaillant add to wishlist The felling of a celebrated giant golden spruce tree in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands takes on a potent symbolism in this probing study of an unprecedented act of eco-vandalism. Vaillant profiles the culprit, an ex-logger turned messianic environmentalist who toppled the famous tree. see all copies from £3.04! new only from £5.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	A Field Guide to Eastern Trees: Eastern United States and Canada, Including the Midwest more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson (Editor), Mariner Books, George A Petrides add to wishlist Features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and South. see all copies from £7.98! new only from £8.36! \| first editions
7	A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and in Southeastern and South-Central Canada more books like this by George A Petrides add to wishlist All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the area north to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to the Dakotas and Kansas are described in detail. Accounts of 646 species include shape and arrangement of leaves, height, color, bark texture, flowering season, and fruit. Clear, accurate drawings illustrate leaves, ... see all copies from £5.85! new only from £9.04! \| first editions
8	Tree in the Trail more books like this by Holling Clancy Holling add to wishlist The history of the Great Plains and the Santa Fe Trail is told in text and pictures by focusing on a cottonwood tree and the events that happen around it. Illustrated. see all copies from £5.11! new only from £5.11! \| first editions
9	Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree more books like this by Robert Barry add to wishlist Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree is so tall that its top has to be cut so it can fit in the parlor. Then many things happen to the treetop. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.21! \| first editions
10	Oak: The Frame of Civilization more books like this by William Bryant Logan add to wishlist The oak tree is found throughout the temperate zones of the world; knowing how to use it has made an astonishing difference to human history. Acorn-eating has sustained humans and animals; oak has been central to religious rites, heating, homemaking and travel by land and sea; the ink from oak galls advanced the written word; oak casks have made ... see all copies from £7.74! new only from £10.49! \| first editions
11 view cover	Backyard Orchardist: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden more books like this by Stella Otto add to wishlist The perfect tree-ripe apple is as tempting today as it was in the day of Adam and Eve. Now every gardener can grow their temptations with the help of this in-depth guide. Over 80 charts and illustrations will lead the novice through selecting, planting, and caring for the young fruit tree. For the more experienced gardener, there are tips on ... see all copies from £8.47! new only from £8.47!
12 view cover	Trees of North America more books like this by Frank C Brockman, C Frank Brockman, Herbert Spencer Zim, Ph.D., SC.D. (Editor) add to wishlist A reference guide to a large variety of trees commonly found in North America. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £35.68! \| first editions
13 view cover	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--W: Western Region more books like this by Elbert L Little, Jr., National Audubon Society, Angelo Lomeo (Photographer) add to wishlist These are fully illustrated with color photographs, comprehensive field guides including extensive descriptions covering appearance, habitat, range and much more! see all copies from £7.16! new only from £11.73! \| first editions
14 view cover	Young Men & Fire more books like this by Norman MacLean add to wishlist Norman MacLean scrupulously examines the tragic events of August 5, 1949, when lightning struck and started a forest fire in the Rocky Mountains. Thirteen young airborne firefighters were killed trying to extinguish it, when a 200-foot high firestorm erupted into a vast wall of death. MacLean, who had been both a forester and a firefighter in his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.60! \| first editions
15 view cover	Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring more books like this by Richard Preston, Jr. add to wishlist From the #1 bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the startling biosystem of Rthe canopy, S and those who are committed to the preservation of this astonishing and largely unknown world. see all copies from £3.93! new only from £6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England more books like this by Tom Wessels, Brian D Cohen, Ann H Zwinger (Foreword by) add to wishlist Landscape is much more than scenery to be observed or even terrain to be travelled, as this book shows the reader. Etched into the land is the history of how we have inhabited it, the storms and fires that have shaped it, and its response to these and other changes. Wessels teaches the reader to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. ... see all copies from £11.15! new only from £11.15! \| first editions
17 view cover	Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees more books like this by Roger Deakin add to wishlist In the late British nature writer's glorious meditation on what he has called the fifth element, or wood--as it exists in nature, in the soul, in culture, and in life--the reader is swept along on a quest through the woods in search of what lies behind humankind's profound and enduring connection with trees. see all copies from £2.53! new only from £5.57!
18 view cover	Tree Finder, Eastern more books like this by May T Watts add to wishlist These pocket-sized Nature Study Guides describe plants and animals in easy-to-understand language. They include drawings, keys, terms, symbols, and glossaries. Each book covers a specific region. see all copies from £5.75! new only from £6.79!
19 view cover	Diseases of trees and shrubs more books like this by Wayne A Sinclair, Howard H Lyon add to wishlist Praise for the First Edition-Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Division Award Winner (Life Sciences)"One of the ten best horticultural books of the century."-The Washington Post"Diseases of Trees and Shrubs is by far the best book currently available for the horticulturist, arborist, or forester who wishes to identify ... see all copies from £11.77! new only from £26.63! \| first editions
20 view cover	American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree more books like this by Susan Freinkel add to wishlist The American chestnut was one of America's most common, valued, and beloved trees - a "perfect tree" that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine. But in the early twentieth century, an exotic plague swept through the chestnut forests with the force of a wildfire. Within forty years, the blight had killed close to four billion trees and left the ... see all copies from £8.30! new only from £8.30! \| first editions
21 view cover	What wood is that? A manual of wood identification more books like this by Herbert L. Edlin add to wishlist A unique book containing a fold-out wallet with 40 actual veneer samples. Each wood is described in terms of 14 key characteristics to teach the method of identifying these and other woods. Illustrated. see all copies from £6.84! new only from £14.96! \| first editions
22 view cover	Rainforest more books like this by Thomas Marent add to wishlist Join photographer Marent as he captures images of rainforest life and tells the story of his journey through spectacular, full-color photos. see all copies from £6.67! new only from £9.29!
23 view cover	A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America more books like this by John C Kricher (Text by), Gordon Morrison (Illustrator) add to wishlist This guide includes 53 full-color plates, 100 color photographs, and more than 60 line drawings. Topics include forest field marks, the varying kinds of forest communities and indicator plants and animals for each type, and the different seasons in the forest. see all copies from £6.92! new only from £7.41! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Soul of a Tree: A Master Woodworkers Reflections more books like this by George Nakashima add to wishlist A beautiful book in which this remarkable Japanese American craftsman and philosopher impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The first part of this meditative book reveals the development of Nakashima as a spiritual artist and the influence of life in an ... see all copies from £15.64! new only from £22.79! \| first editions
25 view cover	One River more books like this by Wade Davis add to wishlist Ethnobotanist Wade Davis has spent many years in the rainforest, helping in their preservation. This is the story of his own explorations in the 1970s and the earlier ones of his mentor, Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. Their contrasting experiences, a generation apart, vividly portray the damage that has been done to the rainforest ... see all copies from £7.39! new only from £9.05! \| first editions

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