City of Trees

by Choukas-Bradley, Melanie

• ISBN13: 9780813926889
• ISBN10: 0813926882
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr
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Summary

"Washington, D.C., boasts than three hundred species of trees from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and City of Trees has been the authoritative guide for locating, identifying, and learning about them for more than twenty-five years. The third edition is fully revised, updated, and expanded and includes an eloquent new foreword by the Washington Post's garden editor, Adrian Higgins."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Melanie Choukas-Bradley teaches for the Natural History Field Studies Program cosponsored by the Audubon Naturalist Society and USDA Graduate School.

Table of Contents

The City Is Born: How Washington Came to Be Known as the City of Trees	p. 1
Site Guide to the City of Trees	p. 11
Tree Viewing Around the Mall	p. 11
Tree Viewing Beyond the Mall	p. 51
Botanical Guide to the City of Trees	p. 91
How to Identify Trees Using City of Trees	p. 92
How to Use the Descriptive Text and Illustrations	p. 94
Tools You Will Need to Identify Trees	p. 95
Illustrated Descriptions of Conifers	p. 97
Illustrated Descriptions of Broad-Leaved Trees	p. 147
Illustrated Glossary	p. 379
Blooming Calendar	p. 395
A Special Message from Casey Trees	p. 403
Notes	p. 405
Selected Bibliography	p. 409
Index	p. 416
Color plates follow page 184
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