Book review: ‘The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees’
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“The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees” by Douglas W. Tallamy ($27.95, Timber Press).Timber Press
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By Sally Peterson
“The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees” by Douglas W. Tallamy ($27.95, Timber Press): The author captured my attention with the first paragraph of the prologue. The parallels between his story and my husband’s and my experience are amazing. We also acquired an untended property in 2000. Our 10 acres of oak woodland also were just grasses and invasive species, mainly star thistle, with only a few majestic native black and white oaks.
An Evening with New York Times bestselling author Douglas W. Tallamy, Author of The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees On Tuesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. the Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with New York Times bestselling author Douglas W. Tallamy, author of The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees. The Nature of Oaks is dedicated to the mighty oak tree, one of the most important species of the plant kingdom. Kirkus Reviews calls the book “An affectionate yet scientifically rich look at an essential ingredient of the environment.”
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By Leslie Shad
Evanston trees lead a challenging life. They must survive road salt, slices from lawn mowers, feet compacting their soil, gas main and sewer replacement projects, street resurfacing, and other stresses. They also get in the way of development projects. Historic old trees need our special attention and protection. As the Chicago Regional Trees Initiative has pointed out, we are losing our oaks, and now hang on to only 17% of our original oak ecosystem.
This comes at a time when Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware entomologist, is releasing his latest book “The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees” which outlines how critical oaks are to humans and nature. The pre-eminent U.S. keystone tree, only oaks are nurseries to more than 500 U.S. caterpillar species.
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