Humans have a long history of venerating ancient trees. That reverence and care taking took a modern turn in the 18th century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and date the oldest living things on Earth, as historian Jared Farmer narrates in “Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees.” His book, which hits shelves this week, takes readers from Lebanon to New Zealand to California, looking at the complex history of the world’s oldest trees and how they can help us address the climate crisis.
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Source: Phys.org