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Trees in paradise : a California history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farmer, Jared, 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
California > History.
Landscape assessment > California > History.
Trees > California > History.
Giant sequoia > California > History.
Coast redwood > California > History.
Eucalyptus > California > History.
Citrus > California > History.
Palms > California > History.
Horticulture > United States > History.
Human ecology > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Part One. Redwoods : The Value of Longevity
  • Twilight of the giants
  • The perpetual last stand
  • Part Two. Eucalypts : The Taxonomy of Belonging
  • Immigration and naturalization
  • Natives, aliens, and (bio)diversity
  • Part Three. Citruses : The Industry of Growth
  • Orange revolution
  • Cultural costs
  • Part Four. Palms : The Ecology of Style
  • Cosmopolitan fronds
  • Aesthetic infrastructure
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species.