The Complete Language of Trees is a comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 400 types of trees.
Along with a stunning visual depiction, each entry provides the tree’s scientific and common name, characteristics, and historic and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore.
Discover the lore of trees, including:
Hackberry Tree – encourages someone to continuously do their best
Manchineel Tree – it is so toxic that the smoke from a burning tree can cause blindness, and it is not even advised to inhale the air around the tree
Bark from the Bird Cherry Tree was placed on doors during medieval times to ward off plague
Washi paper is created from the inner bark of the Paper Mulberry Tree.
Pando is a Quaking Aspen colony that is 108 acres wide (about the size of 83 football fields!). It is technically one tree.