Synopsis
What is a tree? Why are they so important to life on Earth? How do they eat, breathe, grow, communicate, and regenerate themselves? How many different kinds of trees are there and where do they live?
In this beautiful pocket book, illustrated with rare old engravings and specially commissioned drawings, internationally renowned Finnish tree boffin Professor Olavi Huikari takes us on an unforgettable journey deep into the secrets of these huge and most majestic of life forms.
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About the Author
Professor Olavi Huikari is one of the world’s foremost experts on trees and forestry. A decorated war-hero, he was also until recently head of the world-renowned Department of Forestry at Helsinki University in Finland.
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The book you are holding in your hands is the outcome of many years of scientific research into the lives of trees. It gives a glimpse into their mysterious world, a world we as humans have always been connected to as intrinsic parts of nature, but know very little about.
A group of trees forms a forest and a forest offers food and protection to sustain life's great diversity. One individual tree can live hundreds of years, closely collaborating with other species of trees, plants, micro- organisms and animals, and it is this which gives a tree its miraculous power to flourish, even under the most extreme conditions. Trees are breadbaskets to many, but also resilient fighters, steadfastly protecting their own ground.
The Finnish epic Kalevala tells us how important trees are. When the hero Väinämöinen swims to a barren world, he asks the Great Bear for help, and a boy, Pellervo, is sent, who begins planting trees.
Scientists today are able to simulate the environments and conditions in which trees live, and in these meticulous experiments trees have been given a voice to express themselves. By studying their various growth patterns we have been able to listen, learn and discover the important things in a tree's life―what it likes and dislikes, what helps it grow, and, finally, what kills it. We cannot conserve what we do not understand.
Years of persistent research into plant physiology and forest ecology have provided some answers to the mystery of trees. The aim of this book is therefore to help you better understand the miracle of a tree, its parts, purposes and dynamic changes, and the way its life is interwoven into the very definition of what it means to be human.
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