A highly readable compendium of information about trees, in question-and-answer format, with some 100 drawings and 21 photographs by the author. Originally published in 1959 by Dodd, Mead ~amp; Co. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Fascinating, fact-filled reference guide provides the naturally curious as well as veteran botanists with detailed histories of trees, data about age, size and weight; suggestions for identifying trees and even a selection of poems about these majestic forms of plant life. Over 100 illus. and 21 photographs.