This beautifully illustrated book is an identification guide to 1,000 of the world's best known trees, from huge redwoods to small garden trees. A comprehensive introduction looks at the origins of trees, how they have evolved over time and the ways in which they have adapted to suite the variety of terrains in which they thrive.
It can be used as a field guide or an educational tool to identify species and individual trees, learn about how trees grow, the environments they grow in, and the species and varieties that proliferate in different areas and habitats all around the world.