Rowan

A cultural history of a reddish, much-loved shrub, sometimes called mountain ash or dogberry.

Rowan is the first in-depth natural and cultural history of this much-loved plant sometimes called mountain ash or dogberry. Through myth, medicine, literature, land art, and contemporary rewilding, Oliver Southall uncovers the many meanings of this singular reddish, fruit shrub: a potent symbol of nostalgia on the one hand and of environmental activism on the other. Taking the reader on an eclectic journey across history, Rowan charts our changing relationships with nature and landscape, raising urgent questions about how we value and relate to the non-human world.

About the author

Oliver Southall is a poet living in West Sussex, UK. He is the author of Borage Blue.

Summary

An in-depth social and natural history of the much-loved, highly symbolic rowan tree.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Southall, Oliver Southall
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781789147124
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-712-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Botanical
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Plants / General, GARDENING / Trees, GARDENING / Shrubs, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Gardening: shrubs & trees, Gardening: trees and shrubs