Trees - by Roger Phillips (Hardcover)

About the Book

Comprehensive and featuring beautiful photographs, Trees is the seminal bestselling must-have guide for all enthusiasts of the natural world, by acclaimed photographer, author and botanist Roger Phillips.

Book Synopsis

'Roger contributed so much to the study and enjoyment of the plant world, both in gardens and the wild, and this new edition [of Trees] is sure to attract and encourage a new generation of tree enthusiasts' Roy Lancaster

The eagerly anticipated expanded and revised edition of Roger Phillips's original bestseller Trees - the classic tree identification guide.

From the common oak to the black poplar, in settings from woodlands and floodplains to your very own back garden, this classic book has guided generations of nature lovers. In this updated edition, each tree is illustrated in full detail - by leaf, flower, fruit, bark and mature tree shape - along with a unique leaf index and full description for easy identification.

This edition includes:
The details of over 650 tree species and cultivars, with 150 new variants added to the updated edition1,200 full-colour pictures, showcasing detailed visuals of leaves, flowers, fruits and tree structuresA Leaf Key Index featuring photographs of over 550 leaves, cross-referenced to the main textLine drawings of each tree for clear and easy identificationTwo indexes of the latest botanical and common names to facilitate easy referenceCurrent ecological information on endangered species, offering insights into their conservation status and the efforts needed to protect themBeautiful photographs of trees in their natural environment, providing context and introducing the main genera.
Trees is an all-encompassing and essential photographic guide to the trees of Britain, Europe, North America and much of the Northern hemisphere.

Review Quotes

"Roger contributed so much to the study and enjoyment of the plant world, both in gardens and the wild, and this new edition is sure to attract and encourage a new generation of tree enthusiasts" --Roy Lancaster CBE, gardener, broadcaster (Gardeners' World) and author of My Life With Plants

About the Author

Roger Phillips was an award-winning photographer with a reputation spanning nearly fifty years. He consistently pioneered the use of colour photography for the reliable identification of natural history subjects, and wrote more than forty books dedicated to this purpose including Wild Flowers: of Britain and Ireland, Vegetables, Mushrooms and Wild Food. He wrote and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening for the BBC and Channel 4. In 2010, he was appointed MBE for his work on London's garden squares. Roger Phillips died in November 2021.