Eucalypts. A Celebration. 2010. illus. VII, 343 p. 4to. Hardcover.

Eucalypts are a familiar part of the landscape and an integral part of the Australian identity. Though a small number are found as native plants in several other countries, Eucalypts are a very Australian tree. This book celebrates their diversity, their beauty and the role they play in history, culture and economy. It looks at their evolution, biology, horticulture and ecology, together with their classification and the botanists involved. Through historic and contemporary images, it examines the many ways in which they have served Aboriginal, colonial and contemporary Australians in both practical and aesthetic ways. Eucalypts have quite literally been the building blocks of the Australian nation and this beautiful book tells the complete story for the first time.