The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide far City and Town.by Arthur Arthur, king of Britain: see Arthurian legend. Arthur king and hero of Scotland, Wales, and England. [Arthurian Legend: Parrinder, 28] See : Heroism Plotnik, with illustrations by Mary Phelan, $18.95. Three Rivers Three Rivers, Que., Canada: see Trois Rivières. Press, 2000. Here's the book I wish I had owned as a lad growing up in Chicago. Written by a city boy from the Bronx who now lives in Chicago, this book is the ideal field guide to city trees for urban folks. Author and AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens member Arthur Plotnik writes with botanical bo·tan·i·cal also bo·tan·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to plants or plant life. 2. Of or relating to the science of botany. n. precision and an engaging and lively style, complemented by more than 175 illustrations by his wife, artist Mary Phelan. This user-friendly guide to some 200 trees common to U.S. cities and towns will delight amateurs and professionals alike. A "crash course on tree life and terminology," the book lists further readings, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the sites, and tree organizations. Plotnik describes each species with the botanical characteristics necessary to identify it, followed by useful and fascinating history, anecdotes, and the latest information about the tree's appropriate use in the urban landscape. Urban foresters will find this book an ideal gift for members of the city council and the street department crews who sometimes take trees for granted. Plotnik believes that "once you get to know a city's trees," they will "find a way into your heart." And, maybe, into a larger piece of the city budget. |
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