Europe is blessed with its trees. Thanks to a maritime climate with moderate rainfall and mild winters, more trees grow in the west than almost anywhere else in the temperate world, while more southerly regions have a suite of specialist species that have evolved to exploit a Mediterranean climate. Centuries of introduction, from the Romans to the great collectors travelling in Asia, Africa and the Americas along with more recent creation of cultivars in parks and gardens have enriched the native tree flora of the continent.Many years ago, David More set himself to observe and meticulously paint British and European trees – common or rare, native or introduced, growing wild or cultivated in parks and gardens. This field guide allies the astonishing end-product of his lifetime's work with the meticulous detail of author Gabriel Hemery to deliver a brilliant synthesis of trees and text – the ultimate field guide to the trees of Britain and Europe.Showcasing nearly 2,000 species and cultivars – wild forms, and those created by gardeners by selection from seedlings, Hemery and More offer an unparalleled guide to their variety. There is full coverage of leaves, flowers, fruits and bark, as well as images of the whole tree, both in leaf and bare in the case of deciduous trees, for every species in the region.
Field Guide to the Trees of the British Isles and North-west Europe
By Gabriel Hemery
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife l Pub date: March 2027 l Format: 216 x 140mm l Extent: 416 pagesAbout the Author
Gabriel Hemery is a forest scientist and passionate advocate for trees. He co-founded and is currently Chief Executive of Sylva Foundation, a charity caring for forests across Britain. Gabriel has written more than 90 technical articles, cited in 900 articles by other scientists. In 2011–12 he played a lead role in campaigning to save England's public forests. Gabriel regularly contributes to television and radio programmes, and has presented at several literary festivals. His first non-fiction book, The New Sylva, was published in 2014, and he is the author of the Forest Guides series, published by Bloomsbury. David More was born in 1954 in Dingwall, Scotland, and educated in Kent. After training as an artist, he worked in the cartographic service of the Royal Navy, an oil company, and the Department of the Environment, before leaving to make painting a full-time career. He worked briefly as an art teacher in London, and quickly received commissions from institutions as varied as the BBC, Oxford University, the Walt Disney Corporation and the Irish Electricity Board. But the study of trees had always been a passion for him, and he illustrated or contributed to several books before privately embarking on Illustrated Trees of Britain and Europe. For many years he spent all the time he could at Kew and other great tree collections, drawing and gathering material for this remarkable book, the latest version of which is this field guide edition.
