Remarkable Trees of the World

by Thomas Pakenham

The publication of Thomas Pakenham’s Meetings with Remarkable Trees in the late 1990s received international acclaim. Pakenham followed it with Remarkable Trees of the World, which records his 5-year odyssey to most of the temperate and tropical regions of the world to photograph 60 trees of remarkable personality and presence, among them giants and dwarfs, trees venerated as shrines, and trees in peril. American readers will be fascinated by Pakenham's first examination of North American trees, including the towering coast redwood, the tallest tree in the world, and the 4,600-year-old bristlecone pine, the world’s most ancient tree, discovered in California's White Mountains.

“Spectacular…the specimens photographed here are surpassingly bizarre and varied, with text that provides accompanying legend and history. The sense of these trees’ tenacity and adaptability is the lingering gift of this astonishing collection.” —The New York Times

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