Collins Complete Guide to British Trees: A Photographic Guide to every common species

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This comprehensive guide to British trees contains some of the finest original tree illustrations ever produced. An excellent guide to trees and shrubs of Britain - included native and naturalised species, plus a wide selection of ornamental trees and their cultivars. The book also Includes sections on trees and woodlands, history of woodland management and conservation and threats to British woodland.

Individual species are then thoroughly described and a detailed illustration features on the same page.This includes native and naturalised species, plus a wide selection of ornamental trees and their cultivars. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Sample identification "Silver Birch Betula pendula (Betulaceae) height to 26m A slender, fast-growing deciduous tree with a narrow, tapering crown when young and growing vigorously. All distributable profits from the RSPB's wholly owned subsidiary RSPB Sales Limited (registered office: The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, registered in England under company registration no.The perfect accompaniment for a trip out into the woods, no nature lover’s bookshelf is complete without this guide to our wonderful trees. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . The introduction contains illustrations which also provide the starting point for identification by leading you to a ‘key’ species.

I would argue a lot of these didn't need to be in the book as they weren't British trees you would be likely to come across at all but interesting all the same. Includes sections on trees and woodlands, history of woodland management and conservation and threats to British woodland. Covering all tree species commonly found outside the major arboretums, the text highlights the most important things to look for to aid fast and accurate identification, and the illustrations are annotated with essential features.Each species is covered in detail with information on how to identify, whether from a leaf, twig, bark or whole tree, plus extra information on where the tree grows (including a map), how high they grow, what uses it is put to, and history.

Paul Sterry has written and illustrated more than 50 books, including the bestselling Collins Complete Guide to British Birds and Collins Complete Guide to British Trees. A slender, fast-growing deciduous tree with a narrow, tapering crown when young and growing vigorously.Although not as comprehensive as the other Collins tree guide, it's a handier size and I find it easier to ID from photographs than from drawings, so the two books go well together.