{"product_id":"rare-trees-sara-oldfield-9781604699524","title":"Rare Trees: The Fascinating Stories of the World's Most Threatened Species","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the secrets and beauty of the world's rarest trees in this fantastic book filled with more than 300 color photographs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Did you know that the resin of the dragon tree was so prized that it was used and traded as medicine by the Roman Empire? Or that the Bornean ironwood is one of the only timbers dense enough to sink in water? Trees have adapted to thrive on steep mountains, high in cloud forests, on dry savannahs, in parched deserts, and in tropical wetlands. Our own human history--and our future--are interwoven with the trees that define the character and environments of our green planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRare Trees\u003c\/i\u003e offers a stunning visual presentation of 60 of the most fascinating, bizarre, and threatened tree species on the planet, from conifers to magnolias to oaks. With color photographs showing trees and their most unusual features, maps of growing regions, callouts of memorable facts, and examples of poignant cultural and historical uses by Indigenous populations, \u003ci\u003eRare Trees\u003c\/i\u003e will give everyone who loves trees an armchair tour of unique specimens from around the globe. You will be inspired to help preserve this critical canopy of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Oldfield, Malin Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604699523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604699524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 9.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 17","brand":"Sara Oldfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943019544831,"sku":"9781604699524","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e6657efc-bb4a-4842-b8b1-8bde6d95c33a.jpg?v=1681495745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rare-trees-sara-oldfield-9781604699524","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}