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Rare trees : the fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species / Sara Oldfield & Malin Rivers ; with contributions by Adrian Newton & Peter Wilkie.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2023Description: 399 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781604699524
  • 1604699523
Other title:
  • Fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species
Subject(s):
Contents:
Trees and their ecosystems -- Trees and their uses -- Special tree groups.
Summary: "The Global Trees Campaign tells the tales of the world's most rare, vaunted, important, and charismatic trees and the conservators and scientists they have working in the field to save them. The book will celebrate trees while drawing a broad audience's attention to their plight and the GTC's mission. The coauthors have interviewed international tree experts and weave tales full of interesting facts and sidebar factoids, bringing the GTC's work to life. Photos add richness and context to the narrative"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 582.16 O44 Available 33111010979215
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the secrets and beauty of the world's rarest trees in this fantastic book filled with more than 300 color photographs.



Did you know that the resin of the dragon tree was so prized that it was used and traded as medicine by the Roman Empire? Or that the Bornean ironwood is one of the only timbers dense enough to sink in water? Trees have adapted to thrive on steep mountains, high in cloud forests, on dry savannahs, in parched deserts, and in tropical wetlands. Our own human history--and our future--are interwoven with the trees that define the character and environments of our green planet.



Rare Trees offers a stunning visual presentation of 60 of the most fascinating, bizarre, and threatened tree species on the planet, from conifers to magnolias to oaks. With color photographs showing trees and their most unusual features, maps of growing regions, callouts of memorable facts, and examples of poignant cultural and historical uses by Indigenous populations, Rare Trees will give everyone who loves trees an armchair tour of unique specimens from around the globe. You will be inspired to help preserve this critical canopy of life.

Includes index.

Trees and their ecosystems -- Trees and their uses -- Special tree groups.

"The Global Trees Campaign tells the tales of the world's most rare, vaunted, important, and charismatic trees and the conservators and scientists they have working in the field to save them. The book will celebrate trees while drawing a broad audience's attention to their plight and the GTC's mission. The coauthors have interviewed international tree experts and weave tales full of interesting facts and sidebar factoids, bringing the GTC's work to life. Photos add richness and context to the narrative"-- Provided by publisher.

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