Hui Lin Li

Trees are the glory of the American landscape. A text of impeccable authority, drawings of matchless precision and delicacy, and fine photographs combine to make this beautiful edition an indispensable guide and valued possession. Pennsylvania, Penn's Woods, is the meeting place of America's southern and northern tree flora: magnolia and hemlock, Spanish oak and yellow birch flourish alike. This extraordinarily complete handbook covers all trees native to the state and most naturalized species.

Even before the Hebrews passed on their legend of the tree of knowledge, humans were collecting seeds and striplings from trees for shade, to cultivate fruit, and to worship as deities of natural forces. In Shade and Ornamental Trees Hui-Lin Li traces this relationship across the continents and over time to relay an organic history of the world's civilizations.