Originally published: London: Collins and 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.
