Three Worlds Oak
Autor Tim Entwisleen Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 noi 2026
A dying hybrid oak in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens sets off on an imaginative search for its parents, and in doing so reveals the extraordinary diversity of the genus Quercus. From the Himalaya to Mexico, from knee-high scrub to rainforest giants, more than four hundred species of oak shape landscapes, cultures, and histories. Their leaves can blaze red and gold, acorns can be the size of a hand, and while only a few cross the equator to the south, others survive in the mountains up to four thousand meters above sea level. Including specially drawn illustrations, this witty and uniquely eccentric memoir shows there is far more to oaks than the familiar English tree, inviting readers to look anew at one of the world’s most beloved plants.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781836392774
ISBN-10: 183639277X
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 41 illustrations, 35 in colour
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
ISBN-10: 183639277X
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 41 illustrations, 35 in colour
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
Notă biografică
Tim Entwisle is an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne and a former director of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. He is the author of Evergreen: The Botanical Life of a Plant Punk.
Recenzii
“'My story is the story of all oaks; it didn’t have to be, but it is.' With these words, the inquisitive, erudite, and chatty oak-narrator of Entwisle’s Three Worlds Oak invites us to join it on a trip through history and around the world to discover the many branches of its family tree. We travel through China and Korea, North Africa, the British Isles, and the Americas. We learn about Druids’ beliefs about the soul of the oak (it resided in parasitic mistletoe) and the number of trees it took to build a nineteenth-century ship in Britain (6,000). We learn about the life history of oaks as a genus and the individual life histories of scores of different oak species. Entwisle’s book is a delight to read and as diverse in themes as oaks themselves are in ecology and form. I have bookmarked it densely and expect to come back to it again and again.”
“This is a remarkable book. It recounts, from the perspective of a single oak tree, the history and diversity of the many species which make up the genus Quercus. . . . [With] splendid illustrations.”
“If an oak could speak, what would it say? I reveled in this vital, epic story, wittily told by one tree. Entwisle charmingly animates the history and biology of the oak and brings to life its uneasy relationships with fungi.”
“Like so many around this green planet, I have loved oak trees but I never imagined one would talk to me. Entwisle’s stricken garden guest, like so many human beings today, was driven to find its possible ancestors—and what an adventure it turns out to be. The range of this great family of plants is magnificent—and his book has exquisite illustrations to prove it. As I toast this rare achievement with a fine wine, I pause, nod, and recognize where the cork came from.”
“Entwisle weaves a global survey of oaks into a literary tapestry—infused with Latin American magical realism and Nabokovian annotations—framed through the vision of a single decaying tree. While delivering an account of genus Quercus, at times humorous and scholarly throughout, he showcases the remarkable oak collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Essential reading for oak enthusiasts and cognoscenti, and for anyone who values a story well told.”
“This is a remarkable book. It recounts, from the perspective of a single oak tree, the history and diversity of the many species which make up the genus Quercus. . . . [With] splendid illustrations.”
“If an oak could speak, what would it say? I reveled in this vital, epic story, wittily told by one tree. Entwisle charmingly animates the history and biology of the oak and brings to life its uneasy relationships with fungi.”
“Like so many around this green planet, I have loved oak trees but I never imagined one would talk to me. Entwisle’s stricken garden guest, like so many human beings today, was driven to find its possible ancestors—and what an adventure it turns out to be. The range of this great family of plants is magnificent—and his book has exquisite illustrations to prove it. As I toast this rare achievement with a fine wine, I pause, nod, and recognize where the cork came from.”
“Entwisle weaves a global survey of oaks into a literary tapestry—infused with Latin American magical realism and Nabokovian annotations—framed through the vision of a single decaying tree. While delivering an account of genus Quercus, at times humorous and scholarly throughout, he showcases the remarkable oak collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Essential reading for oak enthusiasts and cognoscenti, and for anyone who values a story well told.”