From the founder of the Folly Tree Arboretum, a living archive of extraordinary trees from around the world, this stunning collection of photographs, illustrations, and essays explores the remarkable ways trees intertwine with human history and culture.At the Folly Tree Arboretum in East Hampton, New York, artist and arborist Tucker Marder has created a cultural archive of rare and unusual trees. Gathering cuttings from historically and culturally significant specimens all around the globe, Marder brings together a collection that celebrates their surprising legacies.Featuring atmospheric nighttime photography, whimsical original illustrations, and fascinating essays, this one-of-a-kind volume explores the stories behind thirty-five trees and their unexpected connections to science, art, history, and culture?from descendants of Isaac Newton's legendary apple tree to ginkgoes that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an Osage orange linked to prehistoric giant ground sloths, and the White Oak in Athens, Georgia, famously known as "the tree that owns itself." Poems, short stories, and a handsome duck named Moon Dog complete the book.A singular work of environmental storytelling and archiving, Story Trees is an inspiring celebration of curiosity, conservation, and the incredible stories rooted in the trees around us.
| ISBN: | 9781797233697 |
| Publication date: | 13th May 2027 |
| Author: | Tucker Marder |
| Illustrator: | Nishant Saldanha |
| Publisher: | Chronicle Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Genres: |
Installation art Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles Nature in art |
From the founder of the Folly Tree Arboretum, a living archive of extraordinary trees from around the world, this stunning collection of photographs, illustrations, and essays explores the remarkable ways trees intertwine with human history and culture.At the Folly Tree Arboretum in East Hampton, New York, artist and arborist Tucker Marder has created a cultural archive of rare and unusual trees. Gathering cuttings from historically and culturally significant specimens all around the globe, Marder brings together a collection that celebrates their surprising legacies.Featuring atmospheric nighttime photography, whimsical original illustrations, and fascinating essays, this one-of-a-kind volume explores the stories behind thirty-five trees and their unexpected connections to science, art, history, and culture?from descendants of Isaac Newton's legendary apple tree to ginkgoes that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an Osage orange linked to prehistoric giant ground sloths, and the White Oak in Athens, Georgia, famously known as "the tree that owns itself." Poems, short stories, and a handsome duck named Moon Dog complete the book.A singular work of environmental storytelling and archiving, Story Trees is an inspiring celebration of curiosity, conservation, and the incredible stories rooted in the trees around us.
Story Trees features in the following genres: Installation art, Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles, Nature in art
Hardback. £23.40, down from the £26.00 cover price. Pre-order. 13th May 2027.
Story Trees was written by Tucker Marder and published by Chronicle Books
Story Trees has 280 pages
£23.40, reduced from £26.00. Pre-order. 13th May 2027.