Remarkable Trees of the World

Remarkable Trees of the WorldMany of these trees were already famous champions by girth, height, volume or age while others had never previously been caught by the camera. Pakenham's five year odyssey, sweating it out with a 30 pound Linhof camera and tripod, took him to most of the temperate and many of the tropical regions of the world. Although North American trees dominate this book, Pakenham also trekked to remote regions in Mexico, all over Europe, parts of Asia including

Many of these trees were already famous--champions by girth, height, volume or age--while others had never previously been caught by the camera. Pakenham's five-year odyssey, sweating it out with a 30 pound Linhof camera and tripod, took him to most of the temperate and many of the tropical regions of the world. Although North American trees dominate this book, Pakenham also trekked to remote regions in Mexico, all over Europe, parts of Asia including Japan, northern and southern Africa, Madagascar, Australia and New Zealand.

Remarkable Trees of the World is a lavish work that will be treasured for generations by all those who marvel at nature.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/17/2003
ISBN: 9780393325294
Pages: 191
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 11.40h x 9.40w x 0.70d

Review Citations: New York Times 10/05/2003 pg. 28
Kliatt 01/01/2004 pg. 36