Native Trees for North American Landscapes

Description

Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, they often require less maintenance and won't escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The authors' extensive horticultural knowledge is distilled in this comprehensive cross section of trees native to North America, from the Atlantic to the Rockies and from northern Canada to the Gulf Coast. The main section of the book is divided into tree profiles, each describing flowers and fruit, native and adaptive range, culture, and problems. The authors also list the best seasonal features - whether a tree has striking bark in winter, for example, or bright fruit in fall. In all, more than 650 species and varieties, and more than 500 cultivars, are discussed.

Guy Sternberg is an arborist, tree consultant, writer, lecturer, and photographer from Illinois. A cultivator and studier of trees since 1952, Guy currently maintains his own research arboretum, Starhill Forest, with his wife, Edie, where they grow more than 500 taxa of woody plants. Guy served on the staff of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for thirty-two years and received the Honor Award for outstanding service. He was the first president of the International Oak Society and is a life member of the International Dendrology Society, the International Society of Arboriculture, and American Forests. A frequent lecturer for horticultural and natural resource organizations, Guy works for the preservation of historical trees and as a tree consultant for the city of Springfield, Illinois. He has provided magazine articles and photographs for publications American Nurseryman, Arborist News, Garden Gate, American Horticulturist, American Gardener, and Fine Gardening. Guy holds the official oak genus Quercus living reference collection for North America, recognized by the North American Plant Preservation Council.

Achieves a fine mix of academic information and poetic appreciation that could make it a classic. -- Kathleen Fisher American Gardener 20040126 Whether looking for trees for your own location, or identifying them when taking walks or exploring gardens, this book -- filled with pertinent information -- is a good companion source for identifying trees. -- Joanne S. Carpender National Gardener 20040308 Sternberg's authoritative guide is an indispensable addition to any landscape library. -- Carol Haggas Booklist 20040201 This is a comprehensive work of a real tree lover... this book puts you in the business of understanding these stately giants. -- Linda Cobb "In the Garden", WSPA-TV 20040331 If you're looking for a book that in my opinion is an instant classic, run to your nearest book dealer and grab a copy of Native Trees for North American Landscapes: From the Atlantic to the Rockies by Guy Sternberg with Jim Wilson. This is a book that you will be proud to put in a prominent position on your shelf because it is one of those rare examples of a work that educates, fascinates and inspires, all at the same time. The prose is direct and engaging, the photographs stirring and illuminating, and the information comprehensive and authoritative. This book immediately goes to the top of my "must have" list. -- Mike Nowak WGN 720 AM 20040313 Guy Sternberg and Jim Wilson have spent a lifetime studying and admiring native trees and their environments and they've come to one conclusion: There truly is a tree for every purpose. Garden Ideas and Outdoor Living 20040421 It is a compendium of everything you ever wanted to know about native trees east of the Rockies. WGN 720 AM 20040313 Stunning photos and outlines of common cultivation problems and solutions make Native Trees For North American Landscapes a solid, invaluable reference for landscapers, libraries and home gardens alike. Bookwatch 20040502 This beautifully and profusely illustrated book covers more than 650 species and varieties of trees native to the North American continent...I highly recommend this fine reference book. -- Patricia A. Taylor Trenton Times 20040425 From palmettos to pawpaws and Fagus grandiflora (American beech) to Quercus virginiana (live oak), these guys have the subject covered. [The book] is loaded with color photographs of specimen trees and forests, and the close-up photos of leaves, bark, and fruit are lovely. -- Ginny Lee Illinois Times 20040503 Written with the homeowner in mind, the text offers a well-researched mix of horticulture and history. What sets the book apart are its photos-glossy imges of trees at their very best. Somewhere within these pages is a photo that will make your palms itch to pick up a spade and start digging a planting hole. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 20040425 Over 500 beautiful colour photographs provide the reader with an excellent view of these species in a landscape setting. -- Jane Villa-Lobos Plant Talk 20040516 A sumptuously illustrated and extremely informative work that shows native North American trees at their best. -- Allen Coombes Garden (Peterborough) 20040616 Rush to your nearest book seller and purchase a copy of this marvelous book for your library. It will always command your interest. The photos are superb and complement the text beautifully. Guy is the prince of botanic writers. -- Tom Atkinson Wildflower 20040617 The book can help you satisfy that springtime urge to plant a tree, an urge easily road-blocked by questions about what kind of tree. -- Virgil Rupp East Oregonian 20040404 Excellent introductory chapters...includes useful and practical information. Congratulations to Sternberg and Wilson for producing such a volume. -- Mary Tucker Nativescape 20040623 This book will delight you. -- John E. Bryan Gardening Newsletter 20040424 A sumptously illustrated and extremely informative work that shows native North American trees at their best. -- Allen Coombes Garden (Peterborough) 20040601 Over 500 beautiful photographs provide the reader with an excellent view of these species in a landscape setting. -- Jane Villa-Lobos Plant Talk 20040501 This fresh, inspired look at native trees is sure to be read cover to cover by gardeners and woods walkers alike. Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Newsletter 20040805 Gives marcescent a more hopeful spin. -- Verlyn Klinkenborg New York Times 20040606 This fresh, inspired look at native trees is an invaluable resource when thinking about how to landscape your new or existing property with one of nature's most resilient and valuable resources: trees. Cheyenne Mountain Kiva 20040730 Admirably detailed, with accounts of the behavior of the trees in gardens and their range and habitat preferences in the wild. -- Martyn Rix International Dendrology Society Yearbook 20040621 Magnificent work...The authors' knowledge of trees and their passion for them is evident throughout the volume. -- Allen Coombes Garden (Peterborough) 20040622 Useful information...excellent view of these species in a landscape setting. -- Jane Villa-Lobos Plant Talk 20040521 Worth owning. Avant Gardener 20040601 Comprehensive, informative, and entertaining. -- Patricia Jonas Plants and Gardens News 20040709 Anyone doing research before selecting a new tree to plant would benefit from the lifetime of research, insight, and genuine love of tress contained. -- Leah Berg Kansas City Gardener 20040609 Anyone doing research before selecting a new tree to plant would benefit from the lifetime of research, insight, and genuine love of tress contained. -- Leah Berg Kansas City Gardener 20040609 Magnificent work...I have no hesitation in recommending this book as a truly inspirational work...the authors' knowledge of trees and their passion for them is evident throughout the volume. -- Allen Coombes Plantsman 20040616 It's chock-full of photos that are good enough to turn a chainsaw salesman into a tree hugger. -- Nancy Rose Minneapolis Star Tribune 20040922 An excellent new resource. -- Kathy Fescemyer E-Streams 20041014 Very nice colored photographs that compliment each featured species. -- Barney Lipscomb Sida, Contributions to Botany 20041014 Timber Press has another spectacular winner with this beautiful, large-format tree book. -- Rudolf Schmid Taxon 20040821 This is the best available reference book on native trees for North American landscapes. -- Carl Reidel American Forests 20041102 Overall, this is a magnificant book ... Like long-lived trees, this book will not go out of date any time soon. -- Aaron M. Ellison Plant Science Bulletin 20041202 A truly beautiful and comprehensive book on the native trees of North America for the amateur and professional alike. Biology Digest 20041102 This is much more than a picture book; the descriptions are thorough and written in a conversational style often punctuated with humor. -- Timothy Howard Quarterly Review of Biology 20041210 This in-depth technical book is attractive without sacrificing utility. -- Mary Ann Fink St. Louis Post-Dispatch 20050108 What a beautiful book. This is truly a labor of love. -- Brad Hendricks City Trees 20040127 It is well written, and may help us achieve better plant diversity in our communities because it certainly inspires to plant more interesting species than the sugar maple or pin oak. -- Jeneen Wiche Shelbyville Sentinel-News 20050131 This gorgeous guide should prove popular with gardeners and nature lovers alike. Lawrence Looks at Books 20040701 This book has earned a National Arbor Day Foundation Media Award. -- Ethel Fried Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer 20050421 Native Trees for North American Landscapes is a large-format, user-friendly book. -- Lori D. Kranz American Reference Books Annual 20050511 Filled with useful information regarding native trees, this book also contains numerous beautiful color photographs that make it enjoyable reading for both horticultural experts and novices. -- B. Rowe Choice 20040901 For trees, the authoritative guide is Native Trees for North American Landscapes. -- John Van de Water Newark Star-Ledger 20060413 Loaded with the up-to-date information gardeners need about native plants, this is a book that also gives the reader plenty of smiles along the way. -- Molly Day Muskogee Phoenix 20060914 Far more than a guide to identification and culture, this expanded enhanced successor to the authors' Landscape with Native Trees is a walk in springtime woods, a new sunlight filtering through pastel filigree. -- Lillian Rodberg Garden Solutions 20071101