Outstanding Trees That Changed Our Lives

There are about 3 trillion trees growing on our planet — roughly 400 for every inhabitant of Earth. Avocado and olive, bacau and kwandong, hazelnut and nutmeg, yew and dracaena, gliricidia and mulberry, sea buckthorn and sesbania… These amazing plants provide us with wood and other valuable materials, bear edible fruits, nuts, and spices, and from them we obtain dyes, essential oils, and medicines. Max Adams discusses 80 species of trees that have played the most important role in human history, supplying each section of the book with magnificent photographs, works by botanical illustrators, and paintings by great artists.
“I celebrate the diversity of our connections with forests and trees and hope that my book will inspire readers to explore in more detail these life-giving beings on which we so depend, and the communities of people who value and protect the natural riches entrusted to our care.” (Max Adams)