Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Foreword 5
4. Acknowledgements 6
5. Introduction 7
6. Using this book 10
7. How does a tree ‘work’? 11
8. Life cycle of a tree 16
9. Tree shapes 18
10. Tree habitats 24
11. History of our treescapes and habitats 37
12. Trees and wildlife 44
13. Trees as characters – the fascination of old trees 47
14. Tree identification 51
15. THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
16. Introduction to conifers 88
17. Key to conifers 90
18. Introduction to broadleaves 130
19. Widespread native shrubs 302
20. Native woody peas 318
21. Currants 322
22. Widespread introduced shrubs and small trees 326
23. Park, street & garden trees and shrubs 338
24. Further reading 345
25. Appendix 1 Measurements of optimal short shoot leaves* of elm species after Sell (2018) and Eversham (2021) 346
26. Appendix 2 Taxonomic list of trees and shrubs mentioned in the text 348
27. Appendix 3 Non-tree species mentioned in the text 352
28. Photographic and illustration credits 355
29. Index 356