Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees

Author: Robert - HUGO - Nancy R. Hugo - Robert (pht) - Nancy Ross; Llewellyn - Nancy; Hugo
ISBN 10: 1604692197
ISBN 13: 9781604692198
Release: 2011-08-16
Format: Hardcover (245 pages)
List Price: $29.95
Tags: Science, Biological Sciences, Plants,
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Book 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.