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Trees

Menninger, Edwin A. Fantastic Trees. Timber, 1995. Survey of unusual trees with strange habits such as changing sex, producing flowers and fruit underground, telling time, making noises, and creating their own rain.

Pakenham, Thomas. Remarkable Trees of the World. Norton, 2002. Tributes to extraordinary trees, in text and photographs.

Platt, Rutherford. 1001 Questions Answered about Trees. Dodd, Mead, Reprint, Dover, 1959. 1992. Compendium of information about trees, presented in a question-and-answer format.

Samuels, Gayle Brandow. Enduring Roots: Encounters with Trees, History, and the American Landscape. Rutgers University Press, 1999. An inspiring meditation on the importance of trees in America's past, present and future.

Thomas, Peter. Trees: Their Natural History. Cambridge University Press, 2000. A comprehensive book that covers all aspects of tree biology and ecology for a non-technical audience.

Walker, Laurence C., and others. Forests: A Naturalist's Guide to Trees and Forest Ecology. University of Texas Press, 1997. Trees create an environment; the environment favors given trees.

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