The company of trees
Pakenham, Thomas, 1933-2017
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Thomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. Here, he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the family estate, Tullynally in Ireland; his forays to other tree-filled parks and plantations; his often hazardous seed-hunting expeditions; and his efforts to preserve magnificent old trees and historic woodlands. Whether writing about the terrible storms breaking the backs of 100-year-old trees or a fire in the peat bog on Tullynally which threatens to spread to the main commercial spruce-woods, his fear of climate change and disease, or the sturdy young saplings giving him hope for the future, his book is never less than enthralling.
Main title:
The company of trees / Thomas Pakenham.
Author:
Pakenham, Thomas, 1933-, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017.
Collation:
243 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.
ISBN:
9781474606790 (pbk)
Dewey class:
582.16
LC class:
QK475
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2041484