It is also a plea for conservation. We moderns are wont to measure, categorize and document, and so a book like this is born which is world-wide in scope and not only embraces space but also time. As the author, Al Carder, shows us in his study of forest giants the past is as important as the present. Many, many of our great trees have fallen and disappeared, some through fire and storm but more through the ravages of our own kind. Dr. Carder has not only traveled the world in search of the living giants, he has consulted the histories and records to identify those great trees that have been and gone, and his book is therefore an authoritative record of the world's super trees, past and present.
Height is only one quality of greatness.
All these features are ardently noted by the author who describes more than 140 species. Forest Giants of the World will appeal to those who wonder about the location and the measurement of the Great Trees as well as to the specialist who requires more technical details about them. Distinguished horticulturist Wes Porter answers all these questions and more in this newly updated edition of Green Side Up . Fully illustrated with close to 100 line drawings and augmented with engrossing tidbits of lawn and garden trivia, Green Side Up is a handy and delightful resource for any gardener battling the all too short summer season. Includes an extensive list of Canadian and American sources for seed, turf etc as well as a list of web sites related to lawns and gardens.