Trees: Of North America, Europe, the UK & Ireland

by Roger Phillips

Overview

From the acclaimed photographer and botanist Roger Phillips, Trees is the definitive arboreal handbook for all admirers of the natural world. This refreshed edition of the bestselling guide features over 1,000 full-colour photographs and an updated species index, cataloguing hundreds of trees found across North America, Europe, the UK & Ireland, from the familiar to the exotic.

From the common oak to the elusive black poplar, in settings as varied as woodlands, floodplains and your very own back garden, this classic book has informed generations of nature lovers. In this updated edition, each tree is illustrated in full detail – by leaf, flower, fruit, bark and mature tree shape – along with a unique leaf index and full description for easy identification.

The trees are arranged alphabetically by Latin name, and the carefully-curated profiles of each feature fascinating details such as descriptions of habitat, rarity, the distribution of each tree, and historical backgrounds.

Perfect for avowed enthusiasts and keen amateurs alike, this is a comprehensive and essential photographic guide to the trees found in North America, Europe, the UK and Ireland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529082227
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Publication date:	04/14/2026
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roger Phillips was an award-winning photographer with a reputation spanning nearly fifty years. In 1975, he began his life's major work of cateloguing the world's garden plants, setting out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and annuals.

Roger consistently pioneered the use of colour photography for the reliable identification of natural history subjects, and wrote more than forty works dedicated to this purpose, including Vegetables; Mushrooms; Wild Food; Trees; and the seminal Wild Flowers: of Britain and Ireland, which sold almost half a million copies in its first year alone, and has gone on to become the bible for anthophiles across the Isles.

Roger wrote and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening for the BBC and Channel 4. Famed for his ebullient personality and trademark red glasses, he was a well-recognised figure in the world of gardening, and he received an MBE for his work on London’s garden squares. He died in November 2021.