Remarkable Trees of South Africa
Author: Neels Esterhuyse
Publisher: Spotlight Poets
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives a glimpse into the world of trees from the biggest, tallest and oldest in South Africa
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Remarkable Trees of the World
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 0393049116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA landmark volume celebrating the most remarkable trees on the planet, Pakenham takes readers on a voyage across four continents and introduces them to arbors of all shapes and sizes--dwarfs, giants, aliens, and monuments. Full-color photos.
In Search of Remarkable Trees
Author: Thomas Pakenham
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThomas Pakenham in search of the oldest, most unusual and most impressive trees of Southern Africa.
The ways and wonders of South African Trees
Author: Willem Frost
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2024-08-09
Total Pages: 804
ISBN-13: 1775848884
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA celebration of the rich diversity and beauty of indigenous trees, The Ways and Wonders of South African Trees uncovers the fascinating world of trees and how they function. Presented in two parts, the first explores the physiology and behaviour of trees and the second the grandeur of a select number of species, richly supported by photographs. A comprehensive introduction focuses on the complex life of trees, uncovering how they grow, compete for water, defend themselves and make use of photosynthesis to survive; their role in pollination; and the symbiotic relationships they have with each other and other life forms. Record-breakers such as the oldest, tallest and biggest trees are also featured. The second half of the book showcases some 160 conspicuous species, including the iconic baobab, sausage tree and mopane tree, as well as lesser-known but interesting trees such as baboon’s breakfast. These accounts describe the unique traits of different trees and their various parts, and discusses how they are used by animals and birds, and by humans. Sales points: Will appeal to all tree enthusiasts. Explains complex concepts in simple terms. Feautures 160 common or interesting south African trees.
Pocket Guide to Trees of Southern Africa
Author: Piet van Wyk
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2013-09-12
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 1775840743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSouthern Africa boasts a rich variety of tree species, both indigenous and exotic. Pocket Guide Trees of Southern Africa is an authoritative introduction to the region’s trees, describing and illustrating 132 species. This publication has its origins in Van Wyk’s A Photographic Guide to Trees of Southern Africa and has been fully revised and updated by well-known authority Braam van Wyk. Each species account highlights the key identification features, and also touches on the medicinal and commercial uses of the trees. This compact, easy-to-use guide makes an ideal travelling companion and will help readers to become more knowledgeable about trees.
Remarkable Gardens of South Africa
Author: Nini Bairnsfather Cloete
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780986981364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKField Guide to Trees of Southern Africa
Author: Braam van Wyk
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 2943
ISBN-13: 1775841049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the region’s best-selling field guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful first edition. Fully updated text (including additional species entries) and distribution maps, numerous new photographs and a new 87-page section of full-tree photographs makes this well-loved guide even more indispensable in the field. Southern Africa has a rich variety of tree species, with an estimated 2 100 indigenous species and more than 100 naturalised aliens. Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa describes and illustrates more than 1 000 of these, focusing on trees that are the most common and most likely to be encountered. Species are logically arranged in 43 groups based on easy-to-observe leaf and stem features, and each account is illustrated by full-colour photographs of the plant’s diagnostic parts. The text also touches on the practical uses of the plants.
The Natural History of Remarkable Trees, Shrubs and Plants. With Illustrations
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Published: 1830
Total Pages: 194
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Published: 1821
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAustralia's Remarkable Trees
Author: Richard Allen
Publisher: The Miegunyah Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 0522856691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElephantine Boabs dot the Kimberley region of Western Australia; Cattle rub against giant Bottle Trees and Ironbarks in Queensland, and Strangler Figs with 40-metre girths thrive in our northern rainforests. Snow Gums and Shining Gums eke out their lives on our icy mountain tops and prehistoric-looking Bunya Pines, which once looked down on the dinosaurs, grow in a few isolated places in Australia's north-east. Australia's Remarkable Trees explores the extraordinary lives of fifty of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees. Richly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, writer Richard Allen and photographer Kimbal Baker went to the far reaches of Australia-travelling more than 60 000 kilometres-to photograph them and tell their stories. Australia's Remarkable Trees is not just a celebration of Australia's great trees. It also prompts us to look to the future to see what lies in store for them. It is a call to arms to preserve and protect our oldest and most magnificent living things, and the forests and wilderness in which they live
