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The Meaning Of Trees

The bestselling guide to New Zealand's native plants
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5% of people buy The Meaning Of Trees and A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand ~ Paperback / softback ~ Andrew Crowe.

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"Worth buying"
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Im really enjoying this book. I like the writing style, it's an interesting and easy to read. As a novice ive learnt quite a bit. Only criticism is I want even more of the same

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Beautifully illustrated, this book is interesting, informative in a broad sense and a welcome addition to my bookshelf.

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I enjoyed reading this book! It is now one of my favorites on my shelf. It displays a lot of New Zealand's native species beautifully and gives entertaining and concise stories associated with each species from Maori and pakeha perspectives. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys gardening or tramping in New Zealand.

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The history and use of New Zealand's native plants A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally unique flora has been used for food, medicine, shelter, spirituality and science. From Jurassic giants to botanical oddballs - these are our wonderful native and endemic plants, in an exquisite hardback edition. Praise for The Meaning of Trees: 'Robert Vennell makes wandering through our bush seem like a visit to a giant shopping centre. Over there is the kawakawa store, offering everything from an aphrodisiac to a gonorrhoea cure. Next door is the tutu cafe, where you can enjoy delicious wine or a refreshing laxative (though the seeds are deadly). On the top floor is the matai bar, where the berries aren't to everyone's taste, but the bushman's beer is great. And round the corner is the miro health centre. Every plant has a story and the result is delightfully informative.' Jim Eagles, Canvas

Author Biography:

Robert Vennell is the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees: The history and use of New Zealand's native plants and Secrets of the Sea: The story of New Zealand's native sea creatures. He works as a natural science curator at Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira.
Release date NZ
April 17th, 2019
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
256
Dimensions
198x253x29
ISBN-13
9781775541301
All-time sales rank
Top 500
Product ID
28547933

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