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Science News, April 12, 2008
TREES: A Visual Guide TONY RODD AND JENNIFER STACKHOUSE
Trees vary drastically in appearance and characterize a variety of landscapes. Spanning fern forests to mangrove swamps, this volume is a gorgeous and informative guide to the arboreal world. Authors Rodd and Stackhouse are botanists with experience writing about plants. They argue that even the most ordinary trees can inspire contemplation. And they carefully consider topics such as photosynthesis, water transport and the usefulness of trees to people and pollinators alike. The book includes sections devoted to growth, function and tree anatomy. This presentation places the swollen trunks of baobab trees, often growing as wide as 30 feet, in stark contrast to flexible palm trunks. And the bark that peels from manzanita trees in swaths of curls is the alter ego of the smooth copper sheen of the bark of Tibetan cherry trees. University of California Press, 2008, 304 p., color photographs, $29.95.
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