"Alan Mitchell (1922-1995) became famous in the world of , especially in his native England, as the preeminent tree measurer. He wrote some 9 or 10 tree books, covering identification, history in cultivation, utility to people, and growth. His last, posthumous title cites the abundance, performance, strengths and weaknesses of 163 kinds of trees cultivated in Britain."
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Alan Mitchell (botanist)
(4 November 1922 – 3 August 1995) was a British , , botanist, and author of books on trees. In 1938 he was the co-founder of the (T.R.O.B.I.).
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