A Reunion of Trees: The Discovery of Exotic Plants and Their Introduction Into North American and European Landscapes

by Stephen Spongberg and Sam Bass Warner, Jr.

Book Overview

This is a travel story of trees and shrubs--as rousing as the adventures of Marco Polo. Stephen Spongberg's vividly written and lavishly illustrated account tells of intrepid and extraordinary explorers who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Europe and North America a wealth of exotic plant species. It constitutes a veritable history of ornamental trees and shrubs. In the seventeenth century, gardening in England and Europe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674766938
• ISBN13: 9780674766938
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.9" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

A genuine treat for tree lovers

The title pretty much sums up the contents. Essentially a book to commemorate the ca 100 year existence of the Arnold Arboretum, this book contains a wealth of historical material. My personal favorite is the story on the "One Millon Dollar Tree".What the title does not describe is the illustrations. There are a few color photographs, but also some exquisite colored-in line drawings and a lot of historical black & white material in a variety of techniques. Obviously someone resisted the pressure to conform to a preset style and chose those pictures which best fitted the subject, regardless of current fashion. Should be a favourite for tree-lovers everywhere! P.S. The edition I have is the 1990 original, and I don't know the 1995 reprint.