Discover the "extraordinary secrets of everyday trees" in a new book called Seeing Trees.
Look closely at trees and you begin to notice the structure, including leaves, flowers, buds, leaf scars, twigs and bark.
Written by Virginia horticulturist and author Nancy Ross Hugo and photographer Robert Llewellyn, the 230-page hardback examines beloved trees such as white oak, southern magnolia, white pine and tulip poplar, and showcases little-noticed characteristics - catkins, male and female flowers and bracts - that depict the seasonal miracles of nature. The book, published by Timber Press, costs $30.
