1st Edition

Colour Atlas of Woody Plants and Trees

By Bryan Bowes Copyright 2020
168 Pages 226 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

168 Pages 226 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

168 Pages 226 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Trees and plants are important components of the human environment having significant presence beyond agricultural and recreational values. Colour Atlas of Woody Plants and Trees presents a photographic compilation of morphological features of trees and shrubs giving attention to their unique aspects not presented in existing books. By increasing awareness to users through high quality,... Read more

Introduction. Trees and the Environment. Tree Morphology/Anatomy. Tree Disease/Pathology. Tree Roots. Tree Reproduction. Tree Bark. Tree Oddities.

Biography

Byan Geoffrey Bowes is a retired Senior Lecturer in the Botany Department at Glasgow University and a Research Fellow in ETH Zurich, Harvard University, and Armidale University. His research interests encompass plant anatomy and ultrastructure, plant regeneration, and morphogenesis in vitro. His is the author of several botanical texts published by Manson Publishing including a Colour Atlas of Trees (2008). In retirement, he has become particularly interested in the numerous veteran and ancient trees in the field, both in the United kingdom and elsewhere, while also recording detailed digital images of tree micro-morphology.