Trees of North America (Science Nature Guides)

Identifies the most common trees of North America, describes the bark, leaves, and flowers of each tree, and suggests activities

Alan Mitchell is one of the world’s foremost dendrologists. He has written and acted as a consultant for numerous books on the subject. He is a meticulous collector of tree dimensions, especially of rare and giant specimens, and his garden in Surrey, England, is filled with rare and exotic trees. He has previously been curator of Surrey’s Winkworth Arboretum and dendrologist to the British Forestry Commission.David More is a leading tree artist. He has illustrated a number of guides and other publications on trees and provided illustrations for exhibitions at London’s Natural History Museum. He also enjoys painting landscapes in oils.