Synopses & Reviews
Washington, D.C., boasts more than three hundred species of treesfrom America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and City of Trees has been the authoritativeguide for locating, identifying, and learning about them for more than twenty-fiveyears. The third edition is fully revised, updated, and expanded and includes aneloquent new foreword by the Washington Post'sgarden editor, Adrian Higgins.
In theintroduction, Choukas-Bradley describes the efforts of George Washington, ThomasJefferson, and other prominent Washingtonians who helped the nation's capital evolveinto the City of Trees, a moniker regaining popularity thanks topresent-day efforts encouraging citizen participation in tree planting andmaintenance.
Part 1 gives the reader a guidedtour of the nation's capital, highlighting historic and rare trees of the urbancanopy. Part 2 is a comprehensive, simply worded, and fully illustrated botanicalguide to the magnificent trees of the nation's capital and surroundings. The guidealso includes botanical keys, an illustrated glossary, exquisite pen-and-inkdrawings by Polly Alexander, and color close-up photographs of flowering trees, manyby the nationally acclaimed photographer Susan A.Roth.
What to look for in the newedition:
* Added locations: the FDR Memorial; theSmithsonian Institution gardens; the Tudor Place grounds; the Bishop's Garden of theWashington National Cathedral; Audubon Naturalist Society sanctuaries; and muchmore.
* City of Trees historyfrom 1987 to 2007, including the establishment of Casey Trees and the importance ofthe urban canopy in the twenty-first century.
*Twice as many pages of color photographs, new species descriptions andillustrations, and added habitat information.
Published in association with the Center for AmericanPlaces