Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland
by Johnson, Owen; HRH Prince Of WalesFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-01-15
Publisher(s): Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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Summary
What kinds of tree grow where, how long do they live, and how big do they become? Champion Trees of Britain and Ireland answers all these questions and many more, introducing the finest examples of every kind of tree growing in the British Isles from ancient yews and towering sequoias to the rarest of recent introductions.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. 8 |
| Foreword: HRH The Prince of Wales | p. 10 |
| Preface: Thomas Pakenham | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| Superlative trees | |
| Oldest tree | p. 27 |
| Tallest tree | p. 27 |
| Biggest tree | p. 28 |
| Thickest trunk | p. 29 |
| Most spreading tree | p. 31 |
| Fastest growth | p. 32 |
| Rarest tree | p. 32 |
| Tree collectton | p. 34 |
| A tree flora of Britain and Ireland | |
| The species | p. 40 |
| Other trees in cultivation | p. 173 |
| Gazetteer Ireland | |
| Munster | p. 179 |
| Leinster | p. 182 |
| Connaught | p. 188 |
| Ulster | p. 189 |
| Scotland | |
| Scottish Highlands | p. 192 |
| Central Scotland | p. 204 |
| Southern Scotland | p. 208 |
| England | |
| North-east | p. 211 |
| North-west | p. 216 |
| Midlands | p. 221 |
| East-Anglia | p. 230 |
| Home Counties | p. 234 |
| South-east | p. 244 |
| South-west | p. 277 |
| Welsh Marches | p. 302 |
| Wales | p. 307 |
| Isle of Man | p. 322 |
| Channel Islands | |
| Sark | p. 322 |
| Jersey | p. 322 |
| Guernsey | p. 322 |
| How to measure a tree | p. 324 |
| Collectors' references for tress featured in this book | p. 326 |
| Glossary and abbreviations used throughout this book | p. 327 |
| Select bibliography and some useful websites | p. 328 |
| A checklist of native trees | p. 331 |
| Index of synonyms | p. 333 |
| Index to Part One: some common names | p. 343 |
| Index to part two: counties, parishes and some gardens | p. 347 |
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