A Reunion of Trees: The Discovery of Exotic Plants and Their Introduction into North American and European Landscapes (Paperback)

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Spongberg gives us a lively account of trees and shrubs and the colorful characters who escorted them from distant, frequently dangerous, places to the gardens of Europe and North America...[This] book brings a panoramic perspective to these explorations in one copiously illustrated and authoritative volume. -- Christopher Reed "Horticulture" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The peregrinations of the nurserymen, explorers, and philanthropists responsible for these exquisite florilegiums, not to mention the garden plants we now take for granted, have been superbly documented in A Reunion of Trees.
--Linda Yang (New York Times Book Review )

Spongberg has written a grand adventure story about the migration of woody plants around the world...This tale of the traveling trees is a treasure for both specialist and amateur.
--Ruth Johnstone Wales (Christian Science Monitor )

Charming [and] handsomely illustrated...attractive...well-researched, and written with warmth and verve.
--Ray Murphy (Boston Globe )

Spongberg gives us a lively account of trees and shrubs and the colorful characters who escorted them from distant, frequently dangerous, places to the gardens of Europe and North America...[This] book brings a panoramic perspective to these explorations in one copiously illustrated and authoritative volume.
--Christopher Reed (Horticulture )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press (July 21, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674766946
• ISBN-13: 978-0674766945
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,380,412 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A genuine treat for tree lovers, May 6, 2000

By	P. van Rijckevorsel (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.