Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City

Day, Leslie

ISBN 10: 1421401525 / ISBN 13: 9781421401522

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011

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A very good copy. Binding is tight with no wear. Covers are clean with no bumping or wear. Colors are bright, no staining, no markings on inside pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1421401525
• ISBN 13: 9781421401522
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Smoke, Trudy
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 0.62W x 5.25H x 8.25D inches 0.62 inches width by 5.25 inches height by 8.25 inches depth
• Weight: 499 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

Imagine an urban oasis with hundreds of thousands of trees and whose mayor wants to plant a million more. That sylvan place is New York City, and this is a guide to the diverse trees that line its streets.

Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City acquaints New Yorkers and visitors alike with fifty species of trees commonly found in the neighborhoods where people live, work, and travel. Beautiful, original drawings of leaves and stunning photographs of bark, fruit, flower, and twig accompany informative descriptions of each species. Detailed maps of the five boroughs identify all of the city’s neighborhoods, and specific addresses pinpoint where to find a good example of each tree species.

Trees provide invaluable benefits to the Big Apple: they reduce the rate of respiratory disease, increase property values, cool homes and sidewalks in the summer, block the harsh winds of winter, clean the air, absorb storm water runoff, and provide habitat and food for the city’s wildlife.

Bald cypress, swamp oak, silver linden, and all of New York’s most common trees are just a page turn away. Your evening walk will never be the same once you come to know the quiet giants that line the city's streets.

About the Authors

Leslie Day is a New York City naturalist. The author of Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC, Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City, and Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City, Dr. Day taught environmental science and biology for more than twenty years. Today, she leads nature walks, gives talks, and teaches at the New York Botanical Garden.

Trudy Smoke is a professor of linguistics and rhetoric at Hunter College, City University of New York and a nature illustrator. She is the illustrator of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City.