Category: AGHS tree theme
We need shade
Shade – The promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource by Sam Bloch, Random House, New York, 2025 The author Sam Bloch is an American environmental journalist and his examples in Shade are largely based on observations from the United States, […]
The Genius of Trees
Harriet Rix, The Genius of Trees: How trees mastered the elements and shaped the world, Vintage, 2025 The author says: This is a story of how tree-ish trees are and how, by being tree-ish they have woven the world into […]
Capital trees
When I read that the AGHS’s theme for 2026 was trees I immediately thought of Capital Trees, which not only fits the theme perfectly, but which is an excellent treatise on Wellington’s trees for both locals and visitors. For those from […]
Tree news
The bad news The mortality rate of trees in forests from Tasmania to the Top End is increasing as the world warms, according to a new study published in Nature Plants. To establish mortality rates for Australian forests, Professor Medlyn, a […]