Ancient Trees: Trees that live for a thousand years (National Trust History & Heritage)

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; INTRODUCTION; REDWOOD: The phoenix tree; BRISTLECONE PINE: The tree that rewrote history; MONTEZUMA BALD CYPRESS: Swamp giant; MONKEY PUZZLE: Tree of fire and ice; AMAZONIAN ANCIENTS Five survivors; YEW The guardian of time; OAK Spirit of the wildwood; SWEET CHESTNUT Tree of protection; LIME The dragon tree; OLIVE Tree of peace; WELWITSCHIA Dwarf tree of the Namib desert; BAOBAB The upside-down tree; KAURI Lord of the forest; TOTARA Sacred tree of the Maoris; ANTARCTIC BEECH Survivor from Gondwana; FIG Sacred tree of the Old World.;Among all the varied productions with which Nature has adorned the surfaces of the earth, none awakens our sympathies, or interests our imagination so powerfully as those venerable trees, which seem to have stood the lapse of ages John Muir, 1868 A fascinating celebration of the some of the oldest living organisms on the planet, from the grand Oaks of Europe and mighty Redwoods of California to Africas upside-down Baobab tree, and from the Ginkgos of China and Korea to the Olive tree, the worldwide symbol of peace. Ancient Trees covers those species of tree that have lived for more than a thousand years: the Redwood, Bristlecone pine, Montezuma Cypress, the Monkey Puzzle, Amazonian Ancients, Yew, Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Lime, Olive, Welwitschia, the Baobab, Kauri, Totara, Antarctic Beech, the Fig, Cedar, and Ginkgo. Anna Lewington, the well-known writer on all things botanical, and leading wildlife photographer Edward Parker provide an illuminating and visually striking history of each tree species, including where the long-living species can still be found, the trees botanical details, and its mythical associations. Celebrated quilt artist Sandra Meech's last book, Connecting Art to Stitch, explored the ways in which fine-art concepts can be taken into stitch to make outstanding pieces of quilt art. In this exciting new title, the author turns her attention to the rules of design, and how they can be harnessed – and broken – to inform your quilt-art work. You will learn how to recognise good design, and the immutable rules all designers need to know. The author's signature practical workshops and exercises help you translate these rules into your own textile work, stimulating your creativity and encouraging you to explore new textures, materials, techniques and compositions. Detailed analyses of textile artists' work provide a breakdown of how design rules can be applied. Illustrated with a wealth of inspirational images from the world's best quilt and textile artists, this beautiful book is a must-buy for everyone who wants to create better textile art. Presents color photographs of over twenty-five species of trees that are capable of living at least one thousand years, and includes text that explores the size and age of the ancient trees, as well as their religious, cultural, and historical significance Celebration of the oldest living plants in the world; tree species that live for more than a thousand years, including grand Oaks of Europe, the Redwoods of California and majestic Eastern Ginkgos. Celebrates some of the oldest living trees on earth, from the redwoods in California to the banyan trees in China