Story Trees

From the founder of the Folly Tree Arboretum, a living archive of extraordinary trees from around the world, this stunning collection of photographs and essays explores the remarkable ways trees intertwine with human history and culture.

At the Folly Tree Arboretum in East Hampton, New York, artist and arborist Tucker Marder has created a cultural archive of rare and unusual trees. Gathering cuttings from historically and culturally significant specimens all around the globe, Marder brings together a collection that celebrates their surprising legacies.

Featuring atmospheric nighttime photography and fascinating essays, this one-of-a-kind volume explores the stories behind thirty-five trees and their unexpected connections to science, art, history, and culture-from descendants of Isaac Newton's legendary apple tree to ginkgoes that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an Osage orange linked to prehistoric giant ground sloths, and the White Oak in Athens, Georgia, famously known as "the tree that owns itself." Poems, short stories, and playful illustrations complete the book.

A singular work of environmental storytelling and a striking coffee table book, Story Trees is an inspiring celebration of curiosity, conservation, and the incredible stories rooted in the trees around us.