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Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape
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3.83 avg rating — 309 ratings
"1st book club reading."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Politics of Street Trees
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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rated it 5 stars
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Nature Next Door: Cities and Trees in the American Northeast (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
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4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings
"7th book club reading."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Global Forest
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3.79 avg rating — 333 ratings
"4th book club reading."
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rated it 4 stars
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Arboretum America: A Philosophy of the Forest
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4.26 avg rating — 46 ratings
"Companion reading for her book The Global Forest, for those who want more scientific research and documentation."
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rated it 4 stars
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To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
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4.34 avg rating — 2,470 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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rated it 4 stars
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A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization
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4.18 avg rating — 151 ratings
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City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century
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4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Seeing Trees: A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin
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3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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rated it 4 stars
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Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City
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3.99 avg rating — 333 ratings
"Book club reading, Aug 2023."
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Biophilic Urbanism
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
"Book club suggestion, similar to 'Urban Jungle.'"
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Trees in Paradise: A California History
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4.18 avg rating — 290 ratings
"5th book club reading."
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rated it 3 stars
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The Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet
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4.18 avg rating — 925 ratings
"3rd book club reading."
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rated it 4 stars
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
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4.07 avg rating — 87,962 ratings
"2nd book club reading."
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rated it 4 stars
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The Hidden Forest: The Biography of an Ecosystem
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4.25 avg rating — 343 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide
by
4.50 avg rating — 105 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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The Botanical City
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4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
"Perspectives from Europe and other parts of the world."
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rated it 4 stars
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Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
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4.09 avg rating — 2,149 ratings
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Ecology of Center City, Philadelphia
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
"5th book club reading (1 chapter)."
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rated it 4 stars
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Wild Philly: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Philadelphia (Wild Series)
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4.57 avg rating — 69 ratings
"Book club reading. Includes trees: American Beech, Black Cherry, Black Walnut, Eastern Hemlock, Red Maple, Sassafras, Shagbark Hickory, Spicebush, Staghorn Sumac, Sycamore, Tuliptree, White Oak, and White Pine."
Kirk
rated it 4 stars
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Up By Roots
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4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
"Book club reading."
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How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World
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4.15 avg rating — 661 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City
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4.01 avg rating — 961 ratings
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Natural History of Vacant Lots (California Natural History Guide No. 50)
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3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Nature All Around Us: A Guide to Urban Ecology
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3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds
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3.71 avg rating — 375 ratings
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The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities
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4.07 avg rating — 344 ratings
"Emphasis is on animals, rather than plants/trees."
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Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
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4.45 avg rating — 3,626 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
Kirk
rated it 5 stars
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
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4.36 avg rating — 6,691 ratings
"14th book club reading."
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Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees
by
4.26 avg rating — 498 ratings
"6th book club reading."
Kirk
rated it 3 stars
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Lab Girl
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3.98 avg rating — 71,634 ratings
"10th book club reading, June 2019."
Kirk
rated it 3 stars
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
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4.21 avg rating — 16,545 ratings
"Book club reading."
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The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us
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4.05 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
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The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
by
4.14 avg rating — 7,202 ratings
"Book club suggestion"
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The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century
by
4.71 avg rating — 45 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature
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4.24 avg rating — 4,299 ratings
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
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3.92 avg rating — 14,940 ratings
"9th book club reading."
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The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder
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3.87 avg rating — 1,933 ratings
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Shinrin Yoku: The Art of Japanese Forest Bathing
by
3.67 avg rating — 699 ratings
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
by
3.97 avg rating — 14,476 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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The Overstory
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4.11 avg rating — 193,478 ratings
"8th book club reading."
Kirk
rated it 4 stars
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The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
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4.02 avg rating — 814 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
Kirk
rated it 4 stars
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The Urban Green Man
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3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World
by
4.09 avg rating — 156 ratings
"Book club reading."
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
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4.12 avg rating — 8,989 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards
by
4.18 avg rating — 444 ratings
"Upcoming book club reading."
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Greening the City: Urban Landscapes in the Twentieth Century
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it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes
by
3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
"Book club suggestion"
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The Fruitful City: The Enduring Power of the Urban Food Forest
by
3.87 avg rating — 90 ratings
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The Grid and the River: Philadelphia’s Green Places, 1682–1876
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4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
by
4.12 avg rating — 561 ratings
"New York City."
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Forests Adrift: Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Trees
by
3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
"13th book club reading."
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Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England
by
4.56 avg rating — 925 ratings
"New England."
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
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4.10 avg rating — 3,986 ratings
"Book club reading, April 2025."
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Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak
by
4.04 avg rating — 165 ratings
"11th book club reading, July 2019."
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added it to to-read
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The Trees in My Forest
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4.10 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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added it to to-read
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Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests
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4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods (UNH Non-Series Title)
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4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Wood for the Trees : The Long View of Nature From a Small Wood
by
3.87 avg rating — 409 ratings
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Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests
by
3.97 avg rating — 357 ratings
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Life in the Treetops: Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology (Yale Nota Bene S)
by
3.96 avg rating — 117 ratings
"Book club suggestion"
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The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter
by
3.95 avg rating — 2,058 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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rated it 5 stars
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Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees
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4.08 avg rating — 213 ratings
"12th book club reading, 9/25/19."
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Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth
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3.95 avg rating — 644 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
Kirk
rated it 3 stars
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The Healing Power of Forests: The Philosophy Behind Restoring Earth's Balance with Native Trees
by
4.24 avg rating — 42 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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added it to to-read
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Arboreal: A Collection of Words from the Woods
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3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Rooted: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction
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3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings
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The Long, Long Life of Trees
by
3.89 avg rating — 345 ratings
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The Wisdom of Trees
by
4.02 avg rating — 350 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees
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3.73 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees
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3.76 avg rating — 92 ratings
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A Natural History Of North American Trees
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4.38 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm
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3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings
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American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree
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4.11 avg rating — 362 ratings
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Oak: The Frame of Civilization
by
3.97 avg rating — 440 ratings
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
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4.35 avg rating — 3,149 ratings
"Book club reading."
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Hawthorn: The Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the Ages
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3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot
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3.92 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit
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3.82 avg rating — 394 ratings
"Book club reading"
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
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4.30 avg rating — 49,229 ratings
"Book club reading, Feb 2025."
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Flying Blind: One Man's Adventures Battling Buckthorn, Making Peace with Authority, and Creating a Home for Endangered Bats
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3.61 avg rating — 67 ratings
"Book club reading"
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The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town
by
4.22 avg rating — 58 ratings
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rated it 3 stars
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City Trees
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2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies
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4.55 avg rating — 161 ratings
"Book club suggestion"
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Urban Trees: A Guide for Selection, Maintenance and Master Planning
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3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
"Old-school tree care in cities and towns in the U.S."
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rated it 3 stars
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Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants
by
4.50 avg rating — 66 ratings
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rated it 4 stars
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How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves
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4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
"Book club suggestion."
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Urban Arboreal: A Modern Glossary of City Trees
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3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Around the World in 80 Trees
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4.55 avg rating — 2,112 ratings
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Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities
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4.09 avg rating — 242 ratings
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Philadelphia Trees: A Field Guide to the City and the Surrounding Delaware Valley
by
4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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rated it 5 stars
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New York City of Trees
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings
"New York City."
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Central Park Trees and Landscapes: A Guide to New York City's Masterpiece
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4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
"New York City."
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City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C., Third Edition (Center Books)
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4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings
"Washington, DC."
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Trees in Towns and Cities: A History of British Urban Arboriculture
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
"Britain."
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London's Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban Forest
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4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
"London."
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London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees That Succeed in London, with a Descriptive Account of Each Species and Notes on Their Comparative Value and Cultivation, with Guide to Where the Finest London Trees May Be Seen
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
"London."
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The Tree Climber’s Guide
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3.50 avg rating — 74 ratings
"New perspective, from up in the trees of London."
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The Trees of San Francisco
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4.35 avg rating — 51 ratings
"San Francisco."
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Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening
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4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings
"Coming back to famous landscaped gardens, years later, to see what developed."
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rated it 3 stars
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