Book description
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series
returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to
identify the most commonly seen trees, whether they are out on the town
or strolling through the countryside.
Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations
show not only the overall shape of the tree but also details of leaf
shape, flowers, fruits and bark.
Features both deciduous and evergreen species, with information on the
origin of each species, its height, preferred habitat and growing
conditions. Illustrations of cones, catkins, nuts and fruits allow you
to distinguish between similar species at a glance.
This new edition builds on the strengths of the best-selling,
unrivalled original, now expanded to include over 220 trees and shrubs
that are native to or flourish in Britain and northern Europe.
Alistair Fitter is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Professor of
Ecology at the University of York. Among his publications are the
Collins Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers and an Atlas of the Wild Flowers of
Britain and Europe. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Past
President of the British Ecological Society, a member of NERC Council
and an editor of the journal New Phytologist.
David More has been a botanical illustrator for many years. His other
books include Collins Tree Guide (2004), Trees of North America (1988)
with the late Alan Mitchell, and the Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Trees
(2003) by John White. He has also contributed artwork for many other
books, magazines and posters, including a design for the Natural History
Museum in London.
