historic trees

Through a variety of poetic forms, readers journey across the continental U.S. to visit fourteen historic tree sites, from the Emancipation Oak in Virginia to the Methuselah tree in California. Offers facts about each one as well as on geography, history, and nature.

Highlights twenty-one trees in history that have stood witness to important events, such as a honey locust near the Gettysburg battlefield, a Hiroshima survivor tree, a horse chestnut tree near the attic where Anne Frank lived, and the redwood saved by Julia Butterfly Hill. Includes a locator map and a list of witness trees that have either died or been destroyed.

A guide to more than six hundred of the world's major garden and forest trees includes coverage of the structure and life cycle of trees, how they are used in landscape design, and tree planting and care.

Profiles fourteen famous trees, from Hyperion, a redwood taller than the Statue of Liberty, to "Moon Trees," grown from seeds that travelled to the moon on Apollo 14.

Tells the stories of seventeen of America's historic trees, from the 1600s to 1971, and provides information about America's Famous & Historic Trees project which has collected seeds and grown saplings from over a thousand different historic trees.

Examines the traits and uses of twenty-six North American trees, from the ash to the yew, and describes notable or historic specimens.

Profiles fourteen trees from around the world that are significant in history or legend, such as the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment and the Boab Prison Tree which was used to hold Aboriginal prisoners.