Trees Are The Treasures Of The Natural World And Have Long Been Special To Us, Not Only For Their Beauty And Character, But Also Because Down The Ages They Have Been Central To Human Existence In Numerous Ways. 0every Tree Has Its Own Story And Here Two Experts From The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Have Selected Over 60 For Their Particular Resonance And Connection To Us, Which Represent Most Of The World?s Major Habitats. In Portraits That Combine Vivid Cultural And Historical Narrative With A Firm Scientific Grounding, The Authors Reveal The Details Of Trees From Around The World, Some Familiar And Others Less Well Known Outside Their Local Regions. We Use Timbers For Building And Creating, Have Discovered Which Tree Fruits And Seeds Taste Delicious, And Which Can Kill Or Cure Us, As Well As Which Species Add Colour And Spirituality To Our Lives ? From The Timber Of Mahogany To The Delights Of Chocolate And Pomegranate, From The Medicinal Tea Tree To The Deadly Manchineel, And From Fragrant Frankincense To The Highly Prized Dragon?s Blood Tree.0many Trees Have Also Become Revered Over Time And They Have Inspired Artists And Botanists Alike For Centuries. A Varied And Beautiful Range Of Images From The Unrivalled Collections At Kew Illustrate The Stories Told Here, To Create This Enlightening And Enchanting Book. Building And Creating ; Cedar ; Mahogany ; Black-locust Tree ; Cork Oak ; Cricket Bat Willow ; English Oak ; Foxglove Tree ; Hazel ; Paper Birch ; Sitka Spruce ; Yew ; Sweet Chestnut -- Feasting And Celebrating ; Brazil Nut ; Cacao ; Cinnamon ; Coconut ; Nutmeg ; Olive ; Pecan ; Japanese Persimmon ; Sago Palm ; Pomegranate ; Stone Pine -- Healers And Killers ; Maidenhair Tree ; Fish Poison Tree ; Headache Tree ; Manchineel ; Strychnine ; Neem ; Quinine ; Tea Tree -- Body And Soul ; Baobab ; The Coffin Tree ; Dragon's Blood Tree ; Ebony ; Indian Banyan Fig ; Frankincense ; Hawthorn ; Mulberry ; Soap Bark Tree ; Annatto -- Wonders Of The World ; Mountain Ash ; Alerce ; Bristlecone Pine ; Candlestick Banksia ; The Hankerchief Tree ; Coco De Mer ; Dawn Redwood ; Douglas Fir ; Kauri ; Durian ; Red Mangrove ; Quaking Aspen ; Redwoods -- Threatened And Endangered ; Juniper ; Pohutukawa ; The Franklin Tree ; Monkey Puzzle ; Chinese Silver Fir ; Wollemi Pine ; St Helena Gumwood ; Cafe Marron ; Totara. Christina Harrison, Tony Kirkham. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 250-251) And Index.