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“Urban Arboreal: A Modern Glossary of City Trees” has the loveliest cover ... I could happily wallpaper my living room with it! And the informative text and beautiful design make it a total winner! In “Urban Arboreal” we travel the world through the stories of 70 trees and the cities in which they flourish ... from the orange trees of Seville to the cherry blossoms of D.C. ... and come to learn the hidden histories of these botanical beauties. Descriptions and classifications of each tree alongside their often-unknown city history make it a compelling read, visually enhanced by lush hand-drawn illustrations. Highly recommended!

Pub Date 06 Sep 2018

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Aurum Press and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a fabulous book!

So much information in one place, this is an adventure around the world in trees! and a real eye opener.
whether a nature enthusiast, a tree huger or a frequent traveler this is the book for you.
The illustrations are beautiful, with each picture being so different and original, ranging from illustrations of whole trees, blossoms, fruits and leaves ( i even spotted a few insects and birds)
The colours in the pictures are perfectly true to life and i love the change of background colour in each.
This book is extremely well written and superbly laid out.
An well deserved 5 stars from me.

From Santiago to Barcelona, Cario to Istanbul this quirky book explores the cities less noisy but more useful inhabitants: trees.
The drawings are amazing (not actual pictures of the trees but illustrations). The information is fabulously accurate, and on Turkish bits I was amazed to see Erguvan mentioned. It's really a beautiful tree and indeed found in Istanbul.
Some cities are featured more than once, lucky them. As a lover of trees and a potential tree hugger, I loved this book.
The only thing I would add to this book is actual photos of the trees. It would have been nice to see the real things as some of them I think I've never seen in my life.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto publishing for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is gorgeous, wonderful, beautiful, exquisite. There are not enough words. It appeals to the geeky plant nerd side of me and the side that loves good design. The pages are simply conveyed, but not simplistic in style or substance. Great for a coffee table book, or a detailed book about tree types. Recommend!

Oh my goodness, this book is wonderful and beautiful and I desperately need one to live with me! The drawings are amazing, both informative and surreal and lovely to look at. The information is interesting and covers just a little of the lives of those great green beings that we don't spend nearly enough time thinking about. I will certainly be paying attention to mine.