We are surrounded by trees, but how well do we know them? Journeying across the continents, Matt Collins explores the heritage of woodlands from around the world and meets those whose lives are inexplicably bound to them. Shown in Roo Lewis's lovely color photographs, the trees surveyed here include pine, juniper, oak, hornbeam, cherry, beech, birch, chestnut, Douglas-fir, and poplar. Each chapter provides a short introduction to the genus, followed by a journalistic account of its relevance to modern day life (from gin making on Islay Island to a truffle farm in Spain), and concludes with an account of the tree in its native forest.