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Learning about urban forestry. We've started with a reading list from a Tree Tenders' group in Philadelphia — the “greene Country Towne which will never be burnt, and always be wholesome” (– Wm. Penn). We're also looking at the wider northeastern part of the continent, always interested in urban forestry in other cities around the world, and in taking lessons from research and observations in the woods and forests outside of cities as well. Help us to compile useful and relevant readings.
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Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm
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3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings
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American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
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Hawthorn: The Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the Ages
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Bill Vaughn (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 24,
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Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit
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3.82 avg rating — 394 ratings
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Flying Blind: One Man's Adventures Battling Buckthorn, Making Peace with Authority, and Creating a Home for Endangered Bats
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3.61 avg rating — 67 ratings
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The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town
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Arthur Plotnik (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 58 ratings
score: 19,
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City Trees
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2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 18,
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Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies
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4.55 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Urban Trees: A Guide for Selection, Maintenance and Master Planning
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3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 16,
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Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants
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4.50 avg rating — 66 ratings
score: 15,
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How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves
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Tristan Gooley (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 1,197 ratings
score: 14,
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Urban Arboreal: A Modern Glossary of City Trees
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3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Around the World in 80 Trees
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Jonathan Drori (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 2,095 ratings
score: 12,
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Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities
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Harini Nagendra (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 238 ratings
score: 11,
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Philadelphia Trees: A Field Guide to the City and the Surrounding Delaware Valley
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New York City of Trees
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Central Park Trees and Landscapes: A Guide to New York City's Masterpiece
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4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C., Third Edition (Center Books)
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Melanie Choukas-Bradley (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 7,
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Trees in Towns and Cities: A History of British Urban Arboriculture
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Mark Johnston (Goodreads Author)
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score: 6,
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London's Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban Forest
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4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees That Succeed in London, with a Descriptive Account of Each Species and Notes on Their Comparative Value and Cultivation, with Guide to Where the Finest London Trees May Be Seen
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The Trees of San Francisco
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Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening
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