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The Wisdom of Trees

Max Adams

4.02/5 (235 ratings)

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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.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 256 pages

Publication:: 2018

Publisher:: Head of Zeus

Edition:: Reprint

Language:

ISBN10:: 1788542800

ISBN13:: 9781788542807

kindle Asin:: B0BPCJWTC5

The Wisdom of Trees

Max Adams

4.02/5 (235 ratings)

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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.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 256 pages

Publication:: 2018

Publisher:: Head of Zeus

Edition:: Reprint

Language:

ISBN10:: 1788542800

ISBN13:: 9781788542807

kindle Asin:: B0BPCJWTC5

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