Forest: Walking among trees

ISBN-13: 9781911595267 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 256 str.

Matt Collins

Opis

Forest celebrates the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been. Journeying across the continents, Matt Collins and Roo Lewis tie together both the historical context and modern-day applications of some of the world's most fascinating and iconic trees.

The book is divided into 10 main chapters, each of which explores a single genus of tree Pine, Juniper, Oak, Hornbeam, Cherry, Beech, Birch, Chestnut, Douglas- Fir and Poplar. Each chapter provides the reader with a short introduction to the genus, followed by a journalistic account of its relevance to modern day life (from gin making on Islay Island to a truffle farm in Spain), and concludes with an account of the genus in its native forest