How to Read a Tree

''An important book and a pleasure to read.'' - Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

''You will never look at a tree in the same way again after reading this mesmerising book. Gooley drops learning as lightly as blossom falls in spring.'' - John Lewis-Stempel

''Tristan Gooley has done trees the greatest service.'' - Isabella Tree

''It was a lightbulb moment! I thought I knew my local woods - I walk there almost every day. But it''s a thrill to see it through fresh eyes, to develop a much deeper understanding.'' - Peter Gibbs, Chair of BBC Gardeners'' Question Time

''Wherever you are - city or wilderness - if you want to understand the secrets of trees you pass, this is the book to read...Tristan has the rare gift of explaining the most complex ideas with humour and deep insight.'' - Peter Thomas, Emeritus Reader in Plant Ecology at Keele University, author of Trees