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The Complete Language of Trees - Pocket Edition

A Definitive and Illustrated History

Author: S. Theresa Dietz  

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The Complete Language of Treesis a comprehensive and neatly organized dictionary of over 400 types of trees that recognizes each species' name, characteristics, and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore around the world-now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.

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The Complete Language of Treesis a comprehensive and neatly organized dictionary of over 400 types of trees that recognizes each species' name, characteristics, and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore around the world-now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.

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The Complete Language of Treesis a comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 400 types of trees-now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference. Along with a stunning visual depiction, each entry provides the tree's scientific and commonname, characteristics, and historic and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore. Discover the lore of trees, including: Hackberry Tree - encourages someone to continuously do their best Manchineel Tree - it is so toxic that the smoke from a burning tree can cause blindness, and it is not even advised to inhale the air around the tree Bark from the Bird Cherry Tree was placed on doors during medieval times to ward off plague Washi paper is created from the inner bark of the Paper Mulberry Tree. Pando is a Quaking Aspen colony that is 108 acres wide (about the size of 83 football fields!). It is technically one tree. Imagine developing a spiritual connection with a tree in a way that exceeds visual perception; where learning its meaning and value simultaneously improves your own mental and physical wellness. Throughout history, floriographies-flower dictionaries-have gained notoriety for regulating human emotions and giving depth, symbolism, and meaning to extremely delicate aspects of nature.Following the success ofThe Complete Language of Herbsand its predecessorThe Complete Language of Flowers, authorS. Theresa Dietzcontinues this custom with The Complete Language of Trees. Coupled with two indexes, one for searching by common tree name and the other organized by meaning, Dietz cleverly connects quality time in nature with the overall improvement of mental health by developing astunningly depicted dictionary for gardeners, environmentalists, and nature lovers alike.

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About the Author

Spring, summer, and autumn container gardening on a small apartment's balcony is all the more appreciated during the short growing season in the Enchanted Mountains of Western New York State where eclectic artist and writer S.Theresa Dietz makes her home. The twenty-plus years of ongoing research into the subject of floriography symbolism and powers were driven onward by her fascination with all things magical and mysterious, along with her deep abiding love of all trees, plants, and flowers. She is the author of The Complete Language of Flowers, The Complete Language of Herbs, The Complete Language of Trees, and The Complete Language of Food.

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Product Details

Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc | Wellfleet Press,U.S.
Published
12th November 2024
Pages
256
ISBN
9781577154761

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