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The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession by Amy Stewart
The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession by Amy Stewart
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The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession by Amy Stewart
US SRP: $32.00 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: July 16, 2024
Physical Info: 1.4" H x 6.6" L x 8.4" W (1.9 lbs) 336 pages
When Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation.
In this slyly humorous, informative, often poignant volume, Stewart brings us captivating stories of people who spend their lives in pursuit of rare and wonderful trees and are transformed in the process. Vivian Keh has forged a connection to her Korean elders through her persimmon orchard. The former poet laureate W. S. Merwin planted a tree almost every day for more than three decades, until he had turned a barren estate into a palm sanctuary. And Joe Hamilton cultivates pines on land passed down to him by his once-enslaved great-grandfather, building a legacy for the future.
Stewart populates this lively compendium with her own hand-drawn watercolor portraits of these extraordinary people and their trees, interspersed with side trips to investigate famous tree collections, arboreal glossaries, and even tips for "unauthorized" forestry. This book is a stunning tribute to a devoted group of nature lovers making their lives--and the world--more beautiful, one tree at a time.
Amy Stewart is the New York Times bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and several other popular nonfiction titles about the natural world. She's also written seven novels in her beloved Kopp Sisters series, based on the true story of one of America's first female deputy sheriffs. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Review Quotes:
"Delightful. Filled with the color and surprise of an actual forest. If you aren't already a tree lover, this book will make you into one. Stewart assembles her ensemble cast into a story about the value of trees in our imagination as much as in our ecology and economy. [She] delights in beauty and connection, in history and prehistory--and in all the many ways our fellow living beings bring pleasure and meaning into our lives." --The Washington Post
"I love everything Amy Stewart has ever created, but this book is my favorite yet. I'm giving this book to everyone I know. Because it, like its subject, is a gift." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The City of Girls and The Signature of All Things
"These mesmerizing trees, and the inspiring people they've transformed, will alter your perspective and give you hope." --Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees
