The authors selected 132 local trees exceptional for their size, beauty, rarity, or history. Each description includes a color photograph and locations of notable specimens visible from the street. Appendices list trees by the months for best viewing and propose nine pleasant neighborhood tours.
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The authors have selected 132 local trees exceptional for their size, beauty, rarity, or history. Each description includes a color photograph & one or more locations of a notable specimen visible from the street. Appendices list trees by the months for best viewing & propose nine pleasant neighborhood tours.
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Seeking Northwest Trees,
By Marcia L. Grubb (Vancouver, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trees of Greater Portland (Paperback)
At times it seems urban trees are disappearing rapidly in the name of progress, but here the authors present 130 plus noteworthy native and "exotic" tree species growing throughout greater Portland neighborhoods dating from early settlement days in Portland. Along with neighborhood tree tours, street locations, photos, botanical and common tree name, the authors give us a glimpse of the story of the origin of many of the trees. The authors offer the reader a unique opportunity to get an upclose view of some great native Northwest trees along with other trees planted and thriving in Portland.
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Believe it or not, there is an app for this!,
By Mendicant Pigeon "Mendicant Pigeon" (pdx, or United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trees of Greater Portland (Paperback)
Don't let my star rating keep you from buying this charming little book for, it is a very cool publication on many different levels.
Here's what is cool about it: a) Small Press publication before Small Presses were possible from the comfort of one's own home. b) Esoteric Labor of Love product composed and compiled by two people deeply passionate about a subject that practically no one (in their right minds, that it) else is interested in...which is the stuff of a trove of book treasures that people such asI seek out to savor. c) Eccentric presentation that makes sense to the authors/editors and, once he buys into the proposition, the reader. d) Thoughtful and unexpected features that make this book interesting to flip through; although, a bit difficult to parse. The authors state up front that this book is not a tree identification guide which is true in almost every sense. It does identify trees attached to their specific location within the Portland, Oregon area but after that, the information included is a bit of a craps shoot. This is okay though, because most of us can't be bothered to identify a tree much past the deciduous/conifer divide and are more interested, if interested at all, in how it looks. The authors have included lots of small color photographs (often rather cropped and somewhat haphazardly composed) which situate their subjects but otherwise leave a lot to be desired. What they do for us though is to locate many excellent and/or notable trees in the area and give locations so that one can go and see for oneself what the fuss is about...this is a nice touch, a very nice touch. Other bits and pieces in the book are nice too and I think you, as a Portland, ORegon area, tree loving/appreciating resident might like to own this book. Taken in the context of the times this book must have cost a small fortune to produce. To those of you who really love your PDX trees, believe it or not there is an app called, well, PDX trees that proposes to map each of the Heritage Trees so designated by the city of Portland, Oregon (it is missing about a dozen newly designated trees as of this review date). It is one of the best apps I own, in some ways, which I wouldn't say about this particular book even though I am glad I bought it.
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