Description: Product Description : Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees Winner of the 2021 John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History WritingThis deeply nourishing book invites us to reclaim reciprocity with the living world Robin Wall Kimmerer author of Braiding SweetgrassOnce farmers knew how to make a living hedge and fed their flocks on treebranch hay Rural people knew how to prune hazel to foster abundance both of edible nuts and of straight strong flexible rods for bridges walls and baskets Townspeople cut their beeches to make charcoal to fuel ironworks Shipwrights shaped oaks to make hulls No place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they would sprout againPruning the trees didnt destroy them Rather it created the healthiest most sustainable and most diverse woodlands that we have ever known In this journey from the English fens to Spain Japan and California William Bryant Logan rediscovers what was once an everyday ecology He offers us both practical knowledge about how to live with trees to mutual benefit and hope that humans may again learn what the persistence and generosity of trees can teach 15 black and white illustrations( it is an used product )
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
UPC: 9780393609417
MPN: 9.78039E+12
Model No: 9.78039E+12
Country of Origin: USA United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 6.5X1.2X9.6
ISBN-10: 393609413
ISBN-13: 9780393609417
SKU: SONG0393609413
Edition: Illustrated
No. of Pages: 384
Type: Books
Book Title: Sprout Lands : Tending the Everlasting Gift of Trees
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Trees, Plants / General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Plants / Trees
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Gardening
Item Weight: 22.5 Oz
Author: William Bryant Logan
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
