Hidden natural histories. Trees : the secret properties of 150 species / Noel Kingsbury.
Material type: TextSeries: Hidden natural historiesPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 022621575X
- 022628221X (paperback. : alkaline paper)
- 9780226215754
- 9780226282213 (paperback. : alkaline paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | Adult Display - Second Floor | 582.16 K55 | Plant Swap - May 2024 | Available | 33111008057123 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Behind the cedar aroma of fresh pencil shavings and the slightly bitter tang of orange in our marmalade are untold stories of human interactions with the natural world. Celebrating the human heritage of these and other natural phenomena, the new Hidden Natural Histories series offers fascinating insight into the cultivation and use of the bits of nature we take for granted in our daily lives. In Trees, noted garden writer Noel Kingsbury turns his penÂor pencilÂto the leafy life-forms that have warmed our hearths, framed our boats for ocean voyaging, and provided us shade on summer afternoons. From the fortitude of the ancient gingko tree to artistic depictions of quince fruit in the ruins of Pompeii, Kingsbury explores the culinary, medicinal, cultural, and practical uses of a forest of tree species. Packed with informative and beautiful illustrationsÂboth new and from historical archives Trees will charm and enlighten anyone interested in our relationship with the natural world and will be a special delight for every gardener and chef.
Includes index.