Trees for Granted

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We’ve planted 125 trees at our new home in the foothills of the Green Mountains, Vermont. I frequently call the fifteen acres of bliss, Walnut Woods, due to the 65 Black Walnut tree saplings I.m nurturing. I love it. I’ve taken trees for granted - they are so valuable.

The following passage from the wonderful photo art book, Sacred Earth, by Ernest L King, says the truth about the value of trees:

“Trees are vital to life on earth. They help regulate planetary climate , while renewing the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that grows our food.

Down through the ages, trees have provided us with shelter from the elements, fruits, and nuts for food, wood to make weapons and tools, and fuel to keep us warm. They have given us materials to build homes and villages, valuable medicinal drugs and herbs, ships to sail the seven seas, and paper to record our exploits and ideas.

Without the tree, civilization as we know it would not have been possible.”

Tree Evolution