wise trees

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leading landscape photographers diane cook and len jenshel present wise trees—a stunning color photography book containing more than 50 historical trees with remarkable stories fro m around the world. from luna, the coastal redwood in california that became an international symbol when activist julia butterfly hill sat for 738 days on a platform nestled in its branches to save it from logging, to the bodhi tree, the sacred fig in india that is a direct descendent of the tree under which buddha attained enlightenment, cook and jenshel reveal trees that have shaped our lives, our traditions, and our feelings about nature. there are also survivor trees, including a camphor tree in nagasaki that endured the atomic bomb, an american elm in oklahoma city, and the 9/11 survivor tree, a callery pear at the 9/11 memorial. all of the trees were carefully selected for their role in history. this project both reflects and inspires awareness of the enduring role of trees in nurturing and sheltering humanity. Show more