Welcome to The Treeographer
February 24, 2019 11:06 AM   Subscribe

Nick Rowan became interested in the history of trees during his time as a woodworker. He began to see the everyday trees we all pass without really thinking about in a different light. That's why he started The Treeographer.
Welcome to The Treeographer, a collection of the true histories of significant or symbolic trees from around the world. The stories cover a wide variety of topics, including culture, history, science, religion, and more.
Also, there are still a few days left to vote for European Tree of the Year!
posted by ob1quixote (8 comments total) 39 users marked this as a favorite
 
I will never get out of this wonderful wonderful rabbit hole.
posted by janell at 11:13 AM on February 24, 2019 [1 favorite]


Thank you for this post. Since the new year I've started getting serious about photographing birds... which brought the realization that I know very little about trees and vegetation. If anyone has other recommended links about trees and flora, especial in the Pacific Northwest, I would be very grateful.
posted by kmkrebs at 12:12 PM on February 24, 2019


oooh. these trees have very deep rabbit holes indeed!
posted by supermedusa at 12:57 PM on February 24, 2019


Neato! Thanks for sharing!
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 1:55 PM on February 24, 2019


This is very sweet.
posted by doctornemo at 2:02 PM on February 24, 2019


Treerific! Happy to see the tree that owns itself (Athens GA) on the front page. There is a contact page where you can give him suggestions for trees. Oh, boy, do I have a few. I'm thinking I'll start with Keffer Oak in VA (from a site listing lots more) and the Indian Signal Tree in OH.
posted by TreeRooster at 2:28 PM on February 24, 2019


California (Save the Redwoods League) has support/dedication for trees and groves.

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/donate/dedicate-a-redwood-grove-or-tree/

I worked in parks and saw many ceremonies for those who had passed and had a tree(s) dedicated in their name.

(It became a problem when scavengers started removing/stealing the bronze dedication plaques to recycle--ugh).

Not sure how I feel about the $ required for a dedication though....
posted by CrowGoat at 3:55 PM on February 24, 2019 [1 favorite]


Nominative determinism in action!
posted by chappell, ambrose at 10:46 PM on February 24, 2019 [2 favorites]


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