A Tree, A Reader on Arboreal Kinship explores the concept of vegetal agency, plant knowledge, and the intricate relationship between humans and trees. It highlights how trees actively shape the environment by creating soil, influencing landscapes, and impacting climate, while also providing essential resources like oxygen, fuel, food, building materials, and shelter. The book delves into the symbiotic partnerships trees foster within their ecologies and examines how humans have historically engaged with trees through meditation, storytelling, and problem-solving.

• Focuses on trees and their role in the environment and human life.
• Discusses vegetal agency and plant knowledge.
• Highlights the creation of soil, landscape shaping, and climate impact by trees.
• Mentions the production of oxygen and provision of resources (fuel, food, building materials, shelter).
• Explores symbiotic partnerships within tree ecologies.
• Examines human interaction with trees through meditation, storytelling, and problem-solving.

Brand

Books

Colors

orange/red/burgundy

Listed

March 11, 2025

Size Run

Adult

Category

Media/Books