Ancient Trees - Trees That Live for a Thousand Years

Among all the varied productions with which Nature has adorned the surfaces of the earth, none awakens our sympathies, or interests our imagination so powerfully as those venerable trees, which seem to have stood the lapse of ages...'' John Muir, 1868A fascinating celebration of the some of the oldest living organisms on the planet, from the grand Oaks of Europe and mighty Redwoods of California to Africa''s ''upside-down'' Baobab tree, and from the Ginkgos of China and Korea to the Olive tree, the worldwide symbol of peace.Ancient Trees covers those species of tree that have lived for more than a thousand years: the Redwood, Bristlecone pine, Montezuma Cypress, the Monkey Puzzle, Amazonian Ancients, Yew, Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Lime, Olive, Welwitschia, the Baobab, Kauri, Totara, Antarctic Beech, the Fig, Cedar, and Ginkgo.Anna Lewington, the well-known writer on all things botanical, and leading wildlife photographer Edward Parker provide an illuminating and visually striking history of each tree species, including where the long-living species can still be found, the tree''s botanical details, and its mythical associations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Lewington, Edward Parker
• Con la collaborazione di: Edward Parker (Fotografie)
• Editore: Batsford
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.09.2012
• EAN: 9781849940580
• ISBN: 978-1-84994-058-0
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 200 mm x 255 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: National Trust History & Heritage; National Trust History & Heritage; National Trust History & Herit
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Natura