This is an extraordinary book about trees. It's an account by a veteran science journalist that ranges to the limits of scientific understanding: how trees produce aerosols for protection and 'warnings'; the curative effects of 'forest bathing' in Japan; or the impact of trees in fertilizing ocean plankton. There is even science to show that trees are connected to the stars.
Trees and forests are far more than just plants: they have myriad functions that help maintain the atmosphere and biosphere. As climate change increases, they will become even more critical to buffer the effects of warmer temperatures, clean our water and air and provide food. If they remain standing. The global forest is also in crisis, and when the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying - across North America, Europe, the Amazon - it's time to pay attention.
At the heart of this remarkable exploration of the power of trees is the amazing story of one man, a shade tree farmer named David Milarch, and his quest to clone the oldest and largest trees - from the California redwoods to the oaks of Ireland - to protect the ancient genetics and use them to reforest the planet.
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The Man Who Plants Trees
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 | Champion Tree
- Chapter 2 | White Oak
- Chapter 3 | Forests on a Warmer Planet
- Chapter 4 | Bristlecone
- Chapter 5 | Great Unknowns
- Chapter 6 | Willow
- Chapter 7 | David’s Tale
- Chapter 8 | Redwood
- Chapter 9 | Cloning Redwoods
- Chapter 10 | Dawn Redwood
- Chapter 11 | A Light Shines Down
- Chapter 12 | Stinking Cedar
- Chapter 13 | The Planet’s Filters and Other Ecosystem Services
- Chapter 14 | Ulmo
- Chapter 15 | Ireland
- Chapter 16 | Yew
- Chapter 17 | Mystics and Freethinkers
- Chapter 18 | Sitka Spruce
- Chapter 19 | Lost Groves and Wonder Stumps
- Chapter 20 | Sequoia
- Chapter 21 | A Bioplan
- Notes
- Index
- Footnotes
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