A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's
ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who
cares about the natural world
Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary
longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes, and
profiles of species from yew to scots pine, Max Adams explores both the
amazing biology of trees and humanity's relationship with wood and
forest across the centuries. Embellished with images from John Evelyn's
classic Sylva (1664), this beautifully designed gift book offers both
a natural and a cultural history of trees, and will delight anyone who
cares about the natural world and our interaction with it.