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Ronald M. Lanner

Conifers of California Paperback – May 1, 1999

by Ronald M. Lanner (Author)

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"Conifers of California" is the first book entirely devoted to the state's native cone-bearing trees and shrubs. Richly illustrated, it serves as both a natural history and field guide. Each species' narrative is accompanied by a full-page color botanical illustration, photographs from the wild, detailed indentification information, and a range map.

California is home to more than 50 native species of pines, first, spruces, junipers hemlocks, and other conifers. "Conifers of California" covers the state's world-renowned cone-bearers, such as coast redwood, giant sequoia, and bristlecone pines, and also features its many other rare and unusual conifers, such as Torrey pine, Santa Lucia fir, and Brewer spruce.

Print length

274 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Cachuma Pr
Publication date

May 1, 1999
Dimensions

7.5 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
ISBN-10

0962850535
ISBN-13

978-0962850530
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Each species is succinctly and comprehensibly described as to its biology, habitat, and identifying features as well as its distribution, including a map. An exquisite full-page color painting illustrates the foliage, cone and seeds for each species. In addition, color photographs of the habitat and the tree give the reader a vivid image of these majestic species...This book should be read by all interested in California's fantastic forests. -- Jane Villa-Lobos, Plant Talk,

Conifers of California is a spectacular work that fills a huge gap in the popular literature of California flora...Lanner's writing style is clear, informative and accessible to all readers. Impressive watercolor botanical illustrations and sumptuous photographs depict all of the species covered in the text. -- Bart O'Brien, The Southern California Gardener

One of the most engaging, authoritative, and beautifully designed tree books ever. --Scott Medbury, Pacific Horticulture

This is a perfect book. If you have any curiosity about California conifers, buy it. --Michael Barbour, Fremontia

This is one of the most exciting natural history books I have seen in years, equally informative and visually pleasing.-- --David Lukas, California Wild

About the Author

Dr. Ronald M. Lanner, Professor Emeritus at Utah State University, retired to California after 28 years of teaching forest biology coures. His major research interests, which he has pursued worldwide, have included natural hybridization in pines, effects of aging on trees, bud development in pines, and the ecological and evolutionary effects of mutualisms of birds and pines.

Product details

Publisher : Cachuma Pr (May 1, 1999)

Language : English

Paperback : 274 pages

ISBN-10 : 0962850535

ISBN-13 : 978-0962850530

Item Weight : 1.8 pounds

Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#696 in Trees in Biological Sciences

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Q
Near perfect condition, VERY PLEASED
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018
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This book will be a "go to" reference book as we begin to re-forest parts of our ranch that burned in the 2013 Rim Fire.
So much information and great pictures. A great reference to have "in the field". Thank you so much for the near perfect condition along with fast shipping, Happy Surprises!!!
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banshee
Beautiful and informative.
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This is a really wonderful and detailed book. If you want to know pretty much everything about how to identify conifers this is the book. Excellent illustration.
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virginia langford
I love this book
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2016
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I love this book! It is beautifully organized and laid out. The information is concise, complete, and easy to comprehend without being "dumbed-down" for the public. It's an great reference book on the subject. I use it frequently.
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David Marks
Undoubtedly the finest book on California conifers ever written...
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2006
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This book by Ronald Lanner is not only the best book ever written about California conifers, it
is highly probable that it's the best book that will EVER BE written on this subject. Of course the
publisher deserves a lot of credit also, as Cachuma Press is notorious for its high quality, HIGHEST
quality books...

I personally have purchased several copies of the hardcover version of this gem, and I just simply love
it. Not much else I can say...
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J. Canestrino
Really Well Done!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2002
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Well written, beautiful pictures and artwork and informative; that sums it up. My brother, who is accustom to seeing much more academic books on my desk, commented that it did not look "too technical". For technical, I recommend Dr.Grossnickle's excellent "Ecophysiology of Northern Spruce Species: The Performance of Planted Seedlings," but for a good education on the distribution and range of California's conifers then I recommend this book heartily.
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clint cleveland
Beyond the field guide
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2010
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Although field guides can be a great way to distinguish one species from another, they often don't have the space to tell you why you should care. This book provides excellent background information on each species: life history, distribution, and interesting historical context. It has both beautiful, classic-looking illustrations and photos of all the trees. The range maps are excellent and are detailed enough to be useful. Don't expect to use them to go find a specific tree, but they give you a good sense of the type of landscape where it lives. Highly reccommended for anyone who lives in California and wants know all those pointy trees.
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I love this book
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016
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I love this book. It's come in handy to help me differentiate the many trees I've been around in the mountains. The scientific drawings and stories about the trees themselves are fascinating and overall make this book excellent. I recommend anyone who's getting into botany and/or who loves conifers to get themselves a copy.
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Daiv
I liked everything about this book
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015
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I liked everything about this book. The information, photos are great quality and presented in a consistent format that would be hard to be improved on.
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Totally authoritative
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2016
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This is the standard for lovers of conifers. Totally authoritative.
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