Books : Arboretum America: A Philosophy of the Forest
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.16097
EAN: 9780472068517
ISBN: 0472068512
Label: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 214
Publication Date: October 03, 2003
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Studio: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Features:- ISBN13: 9780472068517
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Arboretum America is, at the very least, the Bible of Trees. But its ambitions are grander than that.
Author Diana Beresford-Kroeger, a self-described "renegade scientist," aims for no less than the salvation of the planet -- through the miracle of trees.
There are many books on both subjects. Some warm, some inform, while others meditate on the disappearance of the forests or the meaning of trees. Few books, though, touch on all of these subjects as Arboretum America does.
Bereford's remedy, what she calls the Bioplan, commences with a simple directive: know thy trees. Most important, this revolution must start, not with governments and sweeping legislation, but with "ordinary people with an acorn and a shovel."
As E.O. Wilson writes in his foreword to Arboretum America, Beresford-Kroeger is a poet and naturalist by calling, "both druidical and scientific in literary expression." So, too, is her Bioplan, which in spirit and letter covers all aspects of trees, from their history and use by Native Americans, to their organic care, their medicinal and therapeutic properties, design and horticultural considerations, and the magic spell they cast over us. Arboretum America is, essentially, a holistic approach to trees, and it suggests that trees, if properly understood and planted, will someday restore the forest primeval.
Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a botanist, medical and agricultural researcher, lecturer, and self-defined "renegade scientist" in the fields of classical botany, medical biochemistry, organic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. She lives in Ontario, Canada.
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Here is a book that will help you to get to know your trees, magical beings that they are. This book gives all kinds of information about the trees around us in our yards and neighborhoods, including things like the pheromones exuded by the catalpa helps heart patients, and so on. It is a remarkable compendium of information that will make you want to plant, and help you decide which trees to plant. It will make you appreciate the trees around your neighborhood more as you walk beneath them. ... Read More
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What a holistic book on the forests of North America. Diana Beresford-Kroeger discuss the ecology of our trees in a scientific fashion as well as including a spiritual and healing aspects of the forest through the history of plants and medicinal properties. Wonderful book and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the unique dynamics of forest life.
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In Arboretum America: A Philosophy Of The Forest, botanist, medical researcher, and agricultural expert, Diana Beresford-Kroeger celebrates a diversity of trees and plants including how they can counteract the effects of pollution and global warming; which native plants complement the "bioplan"; how to plan them with ideas and tips; the medicinal uses trees and plants have had from the inception of aboriginal cultures down to the modern day, and so much more. Inviting, full-color photography by Christian ... Read More
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