Product Description

A celebration of trees in Britain with the focus on native species. There are chapters on evolution; the sociological, economic and cultural influences on man; diversity of species and their interrelationships; myths and legends; medicinal properties; and woodland crafts and industries.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90176 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 416 pages

From the Publisher
The ultimate book on British trees, their history and uses

About the Author
Archie Miles has built a reputation in the tree world, frequently writing, photographing and lecturing for both the Tree Council and the Woodland Trust. He also has his own picture archive with over 100,000 images of trees and tree-related subjects.

Customer Reviews

Fascinating, but poorly edited.
I really enjoyed Silva, and would recommend it, but it wasn't quite as great as I had hoped. The book looks at first like a thing of beauty and craftmanship, and sells itself as such - but on reading it closely, corners seemed to have been cut. There's no excuse for typos, or text running over photographic backgrounds which render it impossible to read. Wait for a second edition, perhaps?

I'd also like to see the historical background better documented - it sometimes seemed a little vague, and happy to accept generalisations rather than challenge them.

Better than I'd hoped
I had seen this book often and when I unexpectedly received one as a gift, I could not have been more delighted. The photographs are stunning, the variety of texts very interesting and it has reawakened me to the beauty of trees.

Beautiful.
"This book is a work of art, it is a joy to read and clearly has taken alot of blood, sweat and tears to complete, but the result is a book which is informative, yet not just that, it is also a pleasure to read. It can be picked up at any time and flicked through as a reference book, but also it can be sat down and studied closely. A treasure.