Originally published: London: Collins & Brown, 1999.
Summary
Celebrates some of the oldest living trees on Earth, from the redwoods in California to the banyan trees in China.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Redwood : the phoenix tree -- Bristlecone pine : the tree that rewrote history -- Montezuma bald cypress : swamp giant -- Monkey puzzle : tree of fire and ice -- Amazonian ancients : five survivors -- Yew : the guardian of time -- Oak : spirit of the wildwood -- Sweet chestnut : tree of perfection -- Lime : the dragon tree -- Olive : tree of peace -- Welwitschia : dwarf tree of the Namib desert -- Baobab : the upside-down tree -- Kauri : lord of the forest -- Totara : sacred tree of the Maoris -- Antarctic beech : survivor from Gondwana -- Fid : sacred tree of the Old World -- Cedar : tree of the gods -- Ginko: the dinosaur tree -- Ancient trees and conservation.
