Divining : a memoir in trees / Maureen Dunphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunphy, Maureen, author.

Series:

Made in Michigan writers series.

Made in Michigan writers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dunphy, Maureen.

Human ecology.

Forests and forestry--Social aspects.

Forests and forestry.

Human beings--Effect of environment on.

Human beings.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Trees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Essays exploring the intimate yet universal intersection of one human life with trees.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. TREE

2. Stairway to Heaven: The American Sycamore

3. The Boundary Oak: The White Oak

4. Another Notable Night: The Eastern White Pine

5. Twin Volunteers Host a Murderer: The Eastern Redcedar

6. The Shade: The Northern White-Cedar

7. Bones and Skeletons: White Ash, Green Ash

8. From Royalty to Immigrant: The English Oak

9. Pages from the Cottonwood Calendar: The Eastern Cottonwood

10. The Mother's Day Tree: The Ginkgo

11. The Flowering of 2020: The Silver Maple

12. Heartwood: The Sweetgum

13. Massacre in the Grove: The American Beech

14. Rocky Mountain High: The Colorado Pinyon

15. In Memoriam: The Eastern Redbud

16. Puzzle Pieces: The Japanese Zelkova

Appendix A: The Trees

Appendix B: The Old-Growth Forests of Michigan

Notes

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographic references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Dunphy, Maureen Divining, A Memoir in Trees

ISBN:

9780814348437

0814348432

OCLC:

1347026518