The Ash Tree

The first history of and ecology of the Ash Tree, exploring its place in human culture and explaining Ash Disease.

About the author

Oliver Rackham was the outstanding botanical writer of his generation. His books include The History of the Countryside, Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape and Ancient Woodland and the Woodlands, which was the 100th volume in the Collins New Naturalist series. He was Honorary Professor of Historical Ecology at Cambridge University and was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College for 50 years. He was an Honorary member of the British Ecological Society and a Fellow of the British Naturalist's Association.

Summary

This is the first book dedicated to the Ash Tree by one of our foremost nature writers. Both a history and a call to arms, Rackham writes powerfully about the Ash and its significance.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Rackham
• Publisher: Little Toller Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781908213426
• ISBN: 978-1-908213-42-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 178 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 328 g
• Series: Paperback Monographs; Paperback Monographs
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien