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Smithsonian Trees of North America
0300185219 pdf 0300185219 pdf An indispensable illustrated source of information for hundreds of species of North American trees This authoritative reference on native and non-native trees of North America, by Smithsonian veteran W. John Kress, provides an unprecedented appraisal of more than 325 common species. More than a field guide, it includes over 300 range maps and 3,000 photographs of leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, and bark an in-depth introduction to the biology of trees, their value, structure, evolution, classification, ecology, and conservation descriptions of each species, organized by genus and family a reflection on the consequences of environmental change on the health of trees, now and in the future a presentation, based on the latest technologies, of North American trees in a planetary and evolutionary perspective. Read more