The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Trees

About this book

This book is the result of 10 years of on-site meticulous painting of individual living trees as well as their detailed parts. David More a supremely gifted botanical artist has contributed 330 more illustrations than the 2000 contained in the first edition. The main section of the book is devoted to almost 400 double-page spreads which describe and illustrate more than 1800 species and cultivars of trees. The trees illustrated were selected because they are commonly cultivated in England and continental Europe; most are also to be found in American gardens and some are indeed native to North America. Besides paintings of the trees habits both summer and winter for deciduous trees there are detailed paintings of leaves or needles bark blossoms fruit nuts or cones. This book is a must-have for any reader with an interest in trees whether to grow them identify them or simply take pleasure in the minutely detailed and beautifully drawn artwork of David More.