Seeing Trees

Description

Have you ever seen the delicate flowers of a red maple? The emerging leaves of a tulip poplar? The twigs of a beech? When you look at a tree up close, you begin to appreciate trees in a whole new way. Seeing Trees invites readers to watch trees with the care and sensitivity that birdwatchers watch birds. Focusing on 10 common trees of North America, Nancy Ross Hugo highlights the rewards of tree viewing and describes some of the most visually interesting leaves, flowers, fruits, buds, leaf scars, twigs, and bark of familiar trees. Using software developed for work with microscopes, Robert Llewellyn created incredibly sharp close-up photographs of the tree detail by stitching together 8 to 45 images of each subject-each shot at a different focal point. The combination of these lavish photos with Nancy Ross Hugo's writing makes each page come alive with the beauty of the growing process. The result is a gorgeous journey into the life cycle of trees. Featured trees include the American Beech, Ginkgo, Red Maple, Southern Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, White Oak, White Pine, American Sycamore, Black Walnut and Eastern Red Cedar.

Nancy Ross Hugo is a garden columnist for many publications who has been combining her love of the outdoors with her love of the written word for more than thirty years. She is the author of Earth Works: Readings for Backyard Gardeners and Remarkable Trees of Virginia, with Jeff Kirwan. Robert Llewellyn has been photographing trees and landscapes more than forty years. His photographs have been featured in major art exhibits, and more than thirty books featuring his photography are in print.

"My favorite new book this season is Seeing Trees. . . . This book is made for us nearsighted gardeners, who long ago learned the thrill of peering at plants." --The New York Times "This fascinating celebration of trees will delight gardeners, botanists, students of natural history, and nature photographers." --Library Journal "The authors have brought the level of observation to new heights." --The Washington Post "Seek out the Seeing series, and prepare for your breath to be taken away." --NYBG's Plant Talk "Vivid, fascinating botanical biographies." --Reader's Digest "The resulting images are full of detail." --Outdoor Photographer Magazine "Beautifully produced and photographed. I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to know more about this fascinating group of plants, both in the wild or in your backyard." --Martha Stewart Living "You can't help but be bowled over by the beauty at play in the science." --Chicago Tribune "A botanical masterpiece." --Horticulture Magazine "The book to change us all into unabashed tree worshippers." --Seattle Times "A splendid book." --Philadelphia Inquirer "You'll be dazzled." --The Cleveland Plain Dealer