For generations, trees have silently witnessed history's most pivotal
moments. Here are their stories.
In the sweep of wind over grass,
near the pulse of rivers,
we stand,
monuments of bark
and age-curled green.
Above, an avalanche of stars.
Below, the ocean of earth.
Within, the uncounted lives
birthed, bloomed, and plucked
from the gardens we tend.
We survive.
We remember.
We witness.
In evocative verse and stunning artwork, Witness Trees is the story of
the world's most enduring witnesses: the trees. From the Flower of Kent
apple tree still standing in Sir Isaac Newton's yard, to the English oak
given to Jesse Owens after facing down Hitler at the 1936 Berlin
Olympics, to the California redwood saved from destruction by July
Butterfly Hill, to the Callery pear tree still miraculously alive after
the World Trade Towers fell, Witness Trees is a moving tribute to the
world's most famous trees, many of which still need humanity's
protection. Be moved, be inspired, be amazed by the quiet, reverberating
voices of nature's sentinels: the witness trees.
For each tree depicted, there is information about that tree and the
events it witnessed. Among the trees lovingly discussed are 20 treees
you can visit today.