The History Trees Extraordinary Tales of Trees Through Time

About this book

A collection of the most remarkable trees from around the world, many of which have witnessed key moments in history or reached a scale and age that has allowed them to become history themselves.

Meet 'Methuselah', a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, believed to be 4,900 years old, whilst its distant neighbour Old Tjikko in Sweden nears it's 10,000-year birthday. Other trees have inspired great events, such as the Isaac Newton apple tree in Woolhope, Lincolnshire, where the scientist observed the famous apple falling from a tree (which still stands in the family garden). Other flora has withstood historical events such as in Japan, where the Hibaku jumoku still grows, the survivor tree from the Hiroshima bombing or the 9/11 Survivor Tree in New York City.

Many continue to inspire our world today including the long avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland known as the Dark Hedges which Game of Thrones fans will recognise as the road to Kings Landing, or Robin Hood's oak in the Sherwood Forest. Travel into the pages of fantasy when visiting the J.R.R. Tolkien trees in Avebury, on which he based his tree creature the Ents, from The Lord of the Rings.

The History Trees is the ultimate collection of the most historic trees on the planet. Rest a while beside the oldest trunks and witness the enthralling stories nestled within the branches of these gentle giants.

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Biography

Colin Salter is a versatile writer with the enviable quality of incorporating a host of detail into elegant prose. He is the lead author in the Remarkable travel series and the award-winning 100 series – so, along with 100 Posters, 100 Symbols, 100 Novels etc, he has also penned Remarkable Treks, Remarkable Bike Rides and Remarkable Road Trips.