Farmer, Jared
Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees
- ISBN 13:
- 9781035009046
- author:
- Farmer, Jared
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 24.3 x 16.3 x 4.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Nature, Trees & Forests,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Elderflora: a Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer
The history of our reverence for the world's oldest trees is a complex one, spanning centuries and continents. From the 18th century onwards, naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth, leading to a new science of tree time.
This book chronicles the complex roles ancient trees have played in the modern world, from the voices of Indigenous peoples to the work of contemporary scientists studying elderflora in crisis. With rigorous scholarship and lyrical writing, Farmer shows how a long future for these trees is still possible, but only if we give care to young things that might grow old.
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