History of a Tree (18 books)

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Not a field guide, but the history of how we discovered a tree or shrub species, made use of it, cropped its fruit, bark, leaves, used the timber and so on. Banana is a herb, but is allowed as an honourable exception.

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1		The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,884 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben 4.06 avg rating — 90,337 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Miraculous Fever-Tree: Malaria, Medicine and the Cure that Changed the World by Fiammetta Rocco 3.85 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist by Paul Hanley 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Apricot village: Further reminiscences of the Aynho gardener by Palmer Doris Humphris Ted it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Plant-Lore and Garden-Craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred 4.17 avg rating — 581 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Nature's Allies: Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our World by Larry Nielsen 3.89 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Land on Fire: The New Reality of Wildfire in the West by Gary Ferguson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink by Sarah Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 4,412 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods by John Pastor 4.22 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Profitable Forestry by Lord Bolton it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems by J. Ives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History by Thor Hanson (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 3,120 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia by Lukas Straumann (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Year Yellowstone Burned: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective by Jeff Henry 4.19 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Meetings with Remarkable Trees by Thomas Pakenham 4.39 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles by Harriet Lamb 3.44 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 5 voters · list created July 15th, 2018 by Clare O'Beara (votes) .

Tags: almond, apple, banana, beech, chestnut, coconut, forest, mahogany, oak, pine, plum, quinine, rainforest, tea, teak, tree, wood, yew

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