The Native Trees of New Zealand - Hardcover

Salmon, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0589013408 ISBN 13: 9780589013400

Publisher: A H & A W Reed, 1980

Synopsis

The colour photographs in this book - more than 1,500 of them - constitute the finest and most comprehensive record of the native trees of New Zealand ever achieved. Never before has such a detailed coverage in photographs been assembled in book from. Here is the essence - and the reality - of our native forests. There are more than 220 species of indigenous New Zealand tree, and they are all covered in this book; its scope is complete. Most tree species are described and illustrated in detail; the full tree specimen, the leaf shapes (most at natural size), the bark, the flowers, the fruits. The major trees, such as kahikatea, totara, rimu and kauri, receive special attention; the great tree specimens are reproduced in superb large photographs and some of the fascinating natural cycles - such as the development of flowers and fruits - are recorded in detailed sequences. The Native Trees of New Zealand represents many years of work by Prof. John Salmon, who has tramped to some of the co

About this edition

• Publisher: A H & A W Reed
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0589013408
• ISBN 13: 9780589013400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1