Downy birch Betula pubescens
Downy birch Betula pubescens showing flowers, catkins, leaves, fruiting scale, fruit, male catkin scale, and male catkin flower. Elements are combined into one layout with annotations. Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Black spruce Picea mariana cones flowers needles
Black spruce Picea mariana cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Blossom of Rowan Sorbus acuparia
Blossom of Rowan Sorbus acuparia. Close up illustration of a cluster of flowers.
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia leaves and blossom
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia sprig showing opposite leaves and blossom.
Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii tree
Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii tree showing krummholz symptoms due to arctic conditions Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
White Spruce Picea glauca tree
White Spruce Picea glauca tree showing bushy growth Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Black spruce Picea marinara
Black Spruce Picea marinara tree showing krummholz symptoms due to arctic conditions Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Downy Birch Betula pubescens tree
Downy Birch Betula pubescens tree showing krummholz symptoms due to arctic conditions Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Crack willow tree Salix fragilis
Crack willow tree Salix fragilis showing it’s bushy habit Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Jack Pine Pinus banksia tree
Jack Pine Pinus banksia tree showing straggly lower branches Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)
Siberian larch Larix sibirica tree
Siberian larch Larix sibirica tree Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)
Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera tree
Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera tree showing thinner branches due to the krummholz effect on northern trees pen & ink botanical illustration Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata sketch
Small-leaved or Small leaved Lime Tilia cordata sketchbook page
Silver birch Betula pendula sketch
Silver birch Betula pendula sketchbook page with a focus on the leaves
Pear sprig Pyrus communis
Pear sprig with blossom, leaves and fruit Pyrus communis
Oak sudden death Phytophthora ramorum fungi
Oak sudden death Phytophthora ramorum fungi and algae pest on Oak tree Quercus
Oak spangle and silk button galls
Oak spangle galls from wasp Tilia platyphyllos and Silk button galls from wasp Neuroterus numismalis on Oak leaf Quercus robu
Oak Quercus robur sketchbook page
Oak Quercus robur sketchbook page including flowers and young leaves
Magnolia sprig Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia sprig Magnolia grandiflora in flower with leaves not yet out
Sea Buck-thorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea Buck-thorn Hippophae rhamnoides shrub pen and ink with colour wash
Sea Buckthorn shrub Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea Buckthorn shrub Hippophae rhamnoides. Pen and ink illustration shows elongate leaves, low shrubby growth habit, and berries.
Lilac Syringa vulgaris tree
Lilac Syringa vulgaris tree pen and ink. Illustration shows the tree in full bloom.
Lilac tree Syringa vulgaris
Lilac Syringa vulgaris tree pen and ink. Illustration shows the tree in full bloom.
Magnolia tree Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia tree Magnolia grandiflora tree pen and ink with colour wash. Illustration shows the tree in flower, before the leaves appear.