How to Plant a Tree: A Simple Celebration of Trees and Tree-Planting CeremoniesThis gorgeously packaged little book celebrates trees and their life-affirming presence in our lives. The earth's longest living organisms, trees exemplify nature's great strength as well as its majestic beauty. Serving as virtual lungs for our planet, trees provide us with food, medicine, and our most versatile building material. To plant a tree is to plant hope, and as an act of commemoration, it literally gives life to that remembered. While it is in-deed a practical book that explains exactly how to plant and care for a tree, How to Plant a Tree is so much more. Drawing on the ancient rituals and folklore that surround particular trees, the author explores their symbolism and traditional uses, and offers suggestions for various commemorative tree-planting acts, such as: A marriage ceremony A new baby ceremony A new home ceremony A memorial for a loved one With lovely original black-and-white illustrations throughout, How to Plant a Tree encompasses a wealth of both useful and inspiring information, including fascinating miscellany on some of our most beloved tree species like the willow, the oak, and the plum; how to calculate a tree's age; and how you can use trees to fight climate change. How to Plant a Tree will inspire readers to view trees as living structures of hope that will be treasured for generations to come. |
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Contents
HOW TO GROW FROM SEEDS | |
HOW TO GROW FROM SEEDLINGS | |
PLUM | |
TREE OF LIFE | |
WILLOW | |
POPLAR | |
MONKEY PUZZLE | |
HOW TO PROTECT A TREE | |
HOW TO KEEPYOUR TREES HEALTHY | |
EUCALYPTUS | |
WOLLEMI PINE | |
HOW THE AGE OF ATREE IS CALCULATED | |
HOW TO ENCOURAGE WILDLIFE | |
LARCH | |
RUBBER TREE | |
HOW TO COMBATCLIMATE CHANGE | |
HOW TO LAY A HEDGE | |
ASH | |
MAPLE | |
HOW TO GROW A BONSAI TREE | |
HOW TO GRAFT A TREE | |
APPLE | |
BIRCH | |
OLIVE | |
HOW A COPPICEDWOODLAND WORKS | |
HAZEL | |
CHERRY | |
VINE | |
HOW TREES ARE FERTILIZED | |
FIG | |
COCONUT PALM | |
ANCIENT FARMING | |
HOW TO USE TIMBERRESPONSIBLY | |
EBONY | |
WALNUT | |
BAOBAB | |
HOW TO USE TREES FOR FUEL | |
REDWOODS | |
OAK | |
FALL | |
HOW TO CLONE | |
SPRUCE | |
FUNGI | |
BRISTLE CONE PINE | |
BALLED BURLAPPED | |
YEW | |
Other editions - View all
How to Plant a Tree: A Simple Celebration of Trees and Tree-Planting Ceremonies Daniel Butler No preview available - 2012 |
How to Plant a Tree: A Simple Celebration of Trees and Tree-Planting Ceremonies Daniel Butler,Simon Toomer No preview available - 2010 |
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