Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees

by Steve Cafferty MSc (Editor)

A comprehensive new reference work on the trees of the world, with fully illustrated A-Z directory. The Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees covers the entire world of trees with outstanding text and abundant illustrations and photography. Forests and woods cover 30% of the world's land surface. This book describes the forest ecosystem and the four major forest types of the boreal, temperate, subtropical, tropical. The main part of the encyclopedia is the A-Z directory of the world's Other interesting features of the encyclopedia The Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees features the familiar as well as the exotic. The Baobab, for instance, can store tens of thousands of gallons in water in its light, fleshy wood, remains leafy during droughts, and provides a natural source of water for people and animals alike.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Ed P · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent tree book, highly recommended. Pretty much covers every tree around the world, and has an excellent section on tree biology.

However, there is only one edition, and it is now 19 years old, and some of the taxonomic info is out of date. Time for an updated edition!