4. The Ginkgo

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Contents 9
4. 1. The Cultivation of Trees by Mankind 15
5. 2. The Weeping Willow and Lombardy Poplar 37
6. 3. The Plane Trees 56
7. 4. The Ginkgo 85
8. 5. The Horse Chestnuts 112
9. 6. The Lindens 126
10. 7. The Maples 140
11. 8. The Black Locust and Honey Locust 159
12. 9. The Metasequoia 175
13. 10. Conifers 191
14. 11. Ornamental Flowering Trees 212
15. 12. Other Important Genera of Shade Trees 223
16. 13. Cultivated Shade Trees Originated in Europe and Western to Central Asia 231
17. 14. Eastern Asia as a Center of Origin of Cultivated Trees 237
18. 15. North America as a Center of Origin of Cultivated Trees 252
19. Bibliography 259
20. Index 267