216 pages
English language
Published 2012 by Spiegel & Grau.
The man who planted trees
lost groves, the future of our forests, and a radical plan to save our planet
by Jim Robbins
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Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.'s 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world.
Subjects
- Forest germplasm resources conservation
- Forest conservation
- Tree planting