Remarkable Trees of Virginia

Awesome project.

Beautiful book.

People nominated their favorite trees.

And here it is!

Listen to co-author Jeff Kirwan chat about it.

My favorite tree story is about the live oak that was used at the site of the reading of the emancipation proclamation. Also: the crying tree.

As Jeff says: trees offer solace to humans.

Tree heroes that witnessed history.

If books had wings...

Yoko Ono's new book, FLY ME, becomes a kite. A massive massive kite, with messages

you'll want to spread into the sky. The paper is 100% recycled and the kite frame (comes with book) is made from hand-carved oak taken from a sustainable forest in New York State.

About $100, limited edition.

the tree project

hiroshi sunairi and the tree project deserves the first little bit on this site--

what a simple and touching and big-minded project. had the luck to stumble into a show at the horticultural society of new york gallery,

during a trip to the city earlier this year. the artist, who is originally from japan, has been distributing seeds from second and third generation trees that survived the atomic bombing in hiroshima. these trees --which include persimmon, jujube and several others, are all called hibaku trees.

he has been sharing this miracle seeds--a testimony to rebirth and peace--with people around the world and they plant them. some photograph their new little trees, and some of these seedlings were exhibited. here are a few photos i took at the show.