The man who planted trees
Subtitle: lost groves, the future of our forests, and a radical plan to save our planet
By: Jim Robbins
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781400069064; 9781588369994
Subjects: Forest germplasm resources conservation; Forest conservation; Tree planting
Description: Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.'s 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world.