Trees of Texas - An Easy Guide to Leaf Identification

Informationen zum Autor Carmine Stahl is a naturalist and forester, recently retired as program coordinator at Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens and the Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center in Houston, Texas.Ria McElvaney is an attorney, writer, and illustrator, whose idea for this book originated with her own desire to learn about trees and her frustration with the organization of available state tree books. Klappentext This guide to the identification of just over two hundred of Texas' most common native and naturalized trees brims over with life-sized, black-and-white photographs of leaves, fruit, flowers, and bark. Scanned directly from actual specimens, these images accompany species descriptions that include height, growth rate, commercial or wildlife value, family, and vegetation region of the trees, alongside captivating folklore and interesting cultural and historical annotations.

Product details

• Authors: Ria McElvaney, Ria Nicholas, Carmine Stahl, Carmine/ McElvaney Stahl
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.10.2011
• EAN: 9781603445153
• ISBN: 978-1-60344-515-3
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: W. L. Moody JR. Natural Histor; W.L. Moody Jr. Natural History Series; W. L. Moody JR. Natural Histor
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works