The Royal Horticultural Society Treasury of Trees

selected by Charles Elliott

This irresistible little anthology brings together poetry and prose about trees from a broad range of writers, from the Roman natural historian Pliny on the European beech and the Chinese poet Po Chü-I on pines to contemporary poets such as Mary Oliver on the black walnut and Seamus Heaney on the alder. The poems and extracts are illustrated with botanical prints from the remarkable collection of artworks at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Library. A superb gift for anyone who loves trees.

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