From the Publisher

“Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees”
– The Architect’s Newsletter

“Part science, part art marvel”
– Minneapolis Star Tribune

“The revival of a beloved design reference”
– Landscape Architecture Magazine


















Invictus Exalta –
I have sketched trees all my life. I am not vey good and bought this to get better. It is a tremendous book with beautiful sketches. I have already improved but the biggest bonus is the art it brings to my home to enrich my library and the solid enjoyment of seeing fine things that inspire me.
Cindy Simmons –
Every detail of this substantial book is beautiful, perfect.
rtmalone10 –
This is one of the nicest books I have ever seen. From the cover to the actual page quality to the illustrations – it is amazing. I am very happy I purchased this book and page through it regularly.
Bobzwyfe –
I got this book as a gift for my Landscape Architect daughter. She had never seen it before and really liked the way the trees were illustrated in both full foliage & leafless, showing the structure of the tree beneath. Very beautiful illustrations and educationally helpful as a resource.
Amazon Customer –
In depth detail. Specific information. Outstanding graphics and illustrations. Bought this as a gift for my girlfriend – who is a certified landscape designer and architect. She was blown away!!
K. N. –
This massive book lines up images of trees, with and without their leaves, to illustrate their structure and overall shape. They are all in scale to each other, with a scale ruler included. It is an amazing source book for my studio, providing the underlying elegance of willow trees and oaks, palm trees and maples. Large and heavy. I have it propped on a drafting table. A delight for tree geeks, artists, and serious landscape designers.
Beverly Duda –
How does one draw a tree? As I drive around in the winter, I’d love to compare the trees found in the book with my photographs.
Civil engineer –
This book can help with winter identification when the leaves are gone.For example, the book has nice line drawings for both the red oak (Quercus rubra) and pin oak (Quercus palustris) that clearly show the pin oak has limbs and branches that are completely haywire and chaotic in comparison to the red oak.Most of the trees in the book aren’t native to America, but many of our trees are no longer native because of pests and diseases.There are now many Asian and European native trees that line our streetscapes- katsura, zelkova, Japanese lilac, London Plane (a hybrid), European hornbeam, etc. Many of our non-native trees are illustrated in this book.
Mauricio Pinilla –
Es un libro con magníficos dibujos para entusiasmar a quienes se inician en el dibujo arquitectónico y señalar la importancia de la naturaleza al proyectar.
linny-91 –
Beautiful book, so many lovely drawings of trees! Nice book as a gift or just keep in the family.