Josephine Addison

A short book that does what it says on the cover. For each tree it gives information on its appearance, origin and seasonal cycle; mythological and folkloric associations; mentions in poetry; the sorts of things traditionally made from the wood; medicinal and culinary uses of seeds, leaves, bark, sap, flowers and roots. The book could have done with more thorough editing, as I caught several glaring errors without even trying.

Like the water colour illustrations by Diana Winkfield