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The Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco |  | Authors: Elizabeth McClintock, Richard G. Turner
Publisher: Heyday Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1107649
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 244
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 1890771287
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.160979461
EAN: 9781890771287
ASIN: 1890771287
Publication Date: April 2001
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Product Description
A little more than a hundred years ago, the San Francisco landscape was mostly sand dunes, meadows, marshes, and rocky outcroppings. Only a scattering of native trees, mostly windblown and stunted, grew naturally. Early city and park planners, bent on creating a magnificent city, transformed this sparse, fog-swept landscape by planting trees from around the worldtrees selected especially for their beauty and adaptability to the citys climate. _The Trees of Golden Gate Park_ is based on the writings of botanist Elizabeth McClintock, whose column on the trees of Golden Gate Park was a feature of Pacific Horticulture magazine for twenty-five years; it presents the reader with the stories of 170 different trees found in the park and throughout the city. Detailed maps and elegant line drawings of leaves, flowers, and fruit make it a useful field guide; extensive descriptions of the biology, lineage, and horticultural history of the trees make it essential armchair reading for everyone who wishes to deepen their knowledge of San Francisco and the unique urban treasure known as Golden Gate Park.
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Makes me happy I live here... August 23, 2001
Graham Charles (San Francisco, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...that there should be people in my community as to write such a book. Starting with the park's planning phases (did you know that Mr. Central Park himself, Frederick Law Olmstead, recommended putting the park along what is now the Van Ness corridor!), the book quickly progresses to encyclopedic coverage of the trees of the park... Sections from this book are destined to become long and enjoyable walks for us in the near future! Unlike many field guides, very fitting for pleasure reading.
The stories of almost two hundred different trees September 11, 2001
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Trees Of Golden Gate Park And San Francisco is a 'must' bible of detail for any San Francisco resident or enthusiast who wants to know more about the city's urban forest and landscape. Chapters are packed with details ranging from early San Francisco landscape history to the evolution of its parks. The presentation is based on the writings of botanist Elizabeth McClintock, and presents the stories of almost two hundred different trees located in Golden Gate Park. No color photos, but the depth of text and detail doesn't need them; the b/w line drawings are enough.
Walking in San Francisco January 9, 2007
David F. Davidson (San Francisco)
Great book. The maps are great, and if you love trees in SF this is the book to help you explore and enjoy Golden Gate Park.
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 If you are near Golden Gate Park August 8, 2007
John Keifer
Golden Gate Park, partly due to its frost-free situation, has plants not generally found elsewhere in northern California. This book is an excellent guide. All the species are illustrated (although a few of the line drawings are a bit too stylized for my taste), thoroughly described, and locations of specimens in the park are also given. For anyone interested in plants and who visits the Park, I highly recommend it.
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