The History Trees: Extraordinary Tales of Trees Through Time

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A collection of the most remarkable trees from around the world, many of which have witnessed key moments in history or reached a scale and age that has allowed them to become history themselves.
Meet 'Methuselah, a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, believed to be 4,900 years old, whilst its distant neighbour Old Tjikko in Sweden nears its 10,000 year birthday. Others trees have inspired great events, such as the Isaac Newton apple tree in Woolhope, Lincolnshire, where the scientist observed the famous apple falling from a tree (which still stands in the family garden). Other flora has withstood historic events such as in Japan, where the Hibaku jumoku still grows, the survivor tree from the Hiroshima bombing or the 9/11 Survivor Tree in New York City.

Many continue to inspire our world today including the long avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland known as the Dark Hedges which Game of Thrones fans will recognise as the road to Kings Landing, or Robin Hoods oak in the Sherwood Forest. Travel into the pages of fantasy when visiting the J. R. R. Tolkien trees in Avebury, on which he based his tree creature the Ents, from The Lord of the Rings.

The History Trees is the ultimate collection of the most historic trees on the planet. Rest a while beside the oldest trunks and witness the enthralling stories nestled within the branches of these gentle giants.

Author Bio

Colin Salter is a prolific author of literary history. For Batsford he has written 100 Books that Changed the World, 100 Letters that Changed the World and 100 Children's Books that Inspire our World. He is the author of a biography of Mark Twain and is currently working on a history of the books in one family's threehundred-year-old library. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, dog and bicycle.