Remarkable Trees (2nd Edition)
A celebration of the beauty, diversity, importance and sheer wonder of the most remarkable trees, with exquisite illustrations from the incomparable collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Authors: Christina Harrison and Tony Kirkham, 256 pages, 180 illustrations, 222 x 168 mm. Hardback, ISBN 9780500027202, Thames & Hudson publishing in association with Kew Publishing, 2024.
More than 60,000 species of trees are found in an amazing variety of forms, sizes and habitats. Every tree has its own story and here are over 60, selected for their particular resonance and connection with humankind and representing most of the world’s major zones and ecologies.
In this compact edition, portraits that combine vivid cultural and historical narrative with a firm scientific grounding, the authors reveal the details of trees from around the world, both familiar and strange. We use timbers for building and creating, have discovered which tree fruits and seeds taste delicious, and which can kill or cure us, and which species can add colour and spirituality to our lives – from the timber of mahogany to the delights of chocolate and pomegranate, from the medicinal tea tree to the deadly manchineel, and from fragrant frankincense to the highly prized dragon’s blood tree.
Artists and botanists alike have been inspired by trees for centuries, and a varied and beautiful range of images from the unrivalled archive at Kew illustrate the stories, to create this enlightening and enchanting book.
Christina Harrison worked at Kew for over 20 years from 1999 to 2020 and was the editor of Kew magazine until 2020. She is the author of Kew's Big Trees and Treasured Trees. She trained as an ecologist and botanical horticulturalist and has an MA in Garden History. She is currently undertaking a PhD on the history of Kew's arboretum and global tree collections.
Tony Kirkham worked at Kew for over 43 years and was the Head of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens until his retirement in 2021. A world-renowned tree expert, he is the author of several books on plant history including, as co-author, Wilson's China: A Century On. He was awarded an MBE in 2019 for services to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Arboriculture.
Media and Reviews
To discover so many intriguing things about trees from around the world is truly wonderful. This beautifully illustrated book reveals just how much these useful, fascinating, dangerous yet beautiful living beings really contribute to our lives
- Dame Judi Dench
A rare treat … the wonderful drawings [are] as remarkable themselves as the trees they depict
- Gardens Illustrated
A fine, gorgeously illustrated book
- The Times, Gardening Books of the Year
Exquisite … intricate and expressive illustrations bear witness to the magic of closely observing the natural world
- The Lady
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