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Think of an arboretum as a museum for trees – where trees in their wondrous diversity are collected and grown for our appreciation and enjoyment. Arboretums are beautiful places, often jewels of their communities. They are visited by millions of people, from parents with strollers to photographers and from school children to scientists.

Trees Live Here: the Arboretums of America by Susan McDougall, is the first book written to celebrate and call attention to America’s arboretums and to share the author’s love for trees and the very special gardens that have been created for them.

In pursuit of her subject, in the spring and early summer of 2011, the author traveled more than 10,000 miles to visit 33 of the nation’s foremost arboretums. In the fall, she returned to eight to photograph them in their spectacular autumn colors. In fact, more than 1,000 different kinds of trees and shrubs were photographed.

The first chapters of the book look at the history of the arboretum as an institution in America, the landscape architects and designers, arboretum practices, conservation and research, the contribution of arboretums to creating a greener and healthier world, and current issues and challenges. The second is devoted to each arboretum in turn, discussing its individual history, collections, and special trees, along with information for visitors. The book is amply illustrated with photographs by the author.

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Trees Live Here: the Arboretums of America
        by Susan McDougall

Trade paperback, 561 pages, Smythe-sewn for durability
ISBN 978-0-9776285-9-9

Available March, 2014.  $45.00     ORDER THE BOOK


You can read two sample chapters from the book - one about the  Holden Arboretum, located northeast of Cleveland, and one about the architects and builders of America's arboretums.

The 33 arboretums are listed here. Thousands of photographs were taken in the course of the project - 33, one from each arboretum, are presented in a slide show to give the briefest of looks at these wonderful places. A larger group of photos, of fall colors and fruits, set to music, is presented here. Another show presents a smaller number of trees in photos that look more closely at their features.

Finally, a list of the trees (about 850) photographed in the course of the arboretum visits can be found here.


CONTENTS
Preface ... vii
Acknowledgments ... ix
An Introduction to Arboretums ... 1
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Arboretums ... 4
Chapter 2: Evolving Design—The Architects and Builders ... 13
Chapter 3: The Collectors ... 21
Chapter 4: A Museum for Trees—How Arboretums Manage
        Their Collections ... 30
Chapter 5: Arboretums and Conservation ... 33
Chapter 6: The Arts in Arboretums ... 40
Chapter 7: The Issues and Supporters ... 43
The Arboretums ... 47 - 542
Plant Name Index ... 543
Subject Index ... 560