City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C., Third Edition (Center Books)
"A splendid field guide—practical, botanically sound, and filled with good stories.(Washington Post Book World)"The District, as locals call it, has a long history of tree planting and maintenance. That’s because the city’s founders understood both the symbolic and ecological value of trees, according toCity of Trees,the authoritative history and field guide to Washington’s trees.—American Forests Magazine"Definitive.... [The] book is not only full of trees, buds, catkins, berries... it is also full of history.(Christian Science Monitor)