The history trees

The history trees Extraordinary tales of trees through time

Colin Salter, 1957-

Book - 2024

First meet 'Methuselah', a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, believed to be 4,900 years old. Learn about trees which have inspired great events, such as the Isaac Newton apple tree in Lincolnshire, where the famous scientist observed an apple falling from a tree (which still stands in the family garden). Other flora has withstood historic events such as in Japan, where the Hibaku jumoku still grows as a survivor tree from the Hiroshima bombing and the 9/11 Survivor Tree in New York City. Many trees continue to inspire our world today including the long avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland known as the Dark Hedges which Game of Thrones fans will instantly recognise as the road to Kings Landing, the Robin H...ood's oak in the Sherwood Forest or the J. R. R. Tolkien trees in Avebury, which inspired the Ents in The Lord of the Rings. Rest a while beside the oldest trunks and witness the enthralling stories nestled within the branches of these gentle giants.

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Subjects
Trees.
Trees > History.
trees (woody plants)
Anecdotes.
Genres
Anecdotes
Published
London : Pavilion 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Colin Salter, 1957- (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
222 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780008622411
  • Introduction
  • Old Tjikko & Friends, Sweden
  • Methuselah, Usa
  • The Ashbrittle Yew, England
  • The Sisters Olive Trees Of Naoh, Lebanon
  • Chestnut Tree Of One Hundred Horses, Italy
  • Avenue Of Baobabs, Madagascar
  • General Sherman & General Grant, Usa
  • Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Sri Lanka
  • The Fortingall Yew, Scotland
  • The Boab Prison Trees, Australia
  • El Árbol Del Tule, Mexico
  • The Gospel Oaks, England
  • Oldest Bonsai, Italy
  • The Oak At The Gate Of The Dead, Wales
  • Queen Elizabeth Oaks, England
  • The Allerton Oak, England
  • El Drago Milenario, Spain
  • Chêne Chapelle, France
  • The Major Oak, England
  • Robert The Bruce's Yew, Scotland
  • Hyprsion, Usa
  • Mulberry Of The Patriarchate Of Pec, Kosovo
  • The Birnam Oak, Scotland
  • The Post Office Tree, South Africa
  • The Treaty Tree, South Africa
  • The Tree Of The Sad Night, Mexico
  • Tree Of Hippocrates, Greece
  • The Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone
  • The Melville Castle Chestnut, Scotland
  • The Tree Of Life, Bahrain
  • Endicott Pear Tree, Usa
  • Newton's Apple Tree, England
  • The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree, England
  • Skipton Castle Yew, England
  • Osmania Lifesaver, India
  • The Royal Oak, England
  • The Mother Of Millions, Scotland
  • Oak Of The Golden Dream, Usa
  • The Burke & Wills Dig Tree, Australia
  • Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland
  • The Nile Clumps, England
  • The Emancipation Oak, Usa
  • The Burnside's Bridge Sycamore, Usa
  • The Pembroke Dock Ginkgo, Wales
  • Osborne House Royal Trees, England
  • Oldest Palm In Los Angeles, Usa
  • Japanese Cherry Trees, Usa
  • The Batheaston Suffragette Pine, England
  • The Miraculous Mulberry, Montenegro
  • The Most Remote Tree In The World, Campbell Island/New Zealand
  • The Jackson Oak, Usa
  • 9/11 Survivor Tree, Usa
  • Moon Trees, Mixed Location
  • The Red Forest, Ukraine
  • Methuselah, Israel
  • J.R.R. Tolkien, England
  • The Marc Bolan Tree, England
  • The Wesley Trees, England
  • Index

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