In Botanical Time
Christopher Woods
Chelsea Green, $40.00
On a talus-strewn slope in eastern California’s mountains, a gnarled tree twists toward the sky. It is Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) and one of the world’s oldest trees. At over 4,800 years old, Methuselah germinated several hundred years before Imhotep began constructing ancient Egypt’s first pyramid.
It’s difficult to fathom such a long life span when humans live mere decades. But author and garden expert Christopher Woods’ new book In Botanical Time helps readers do just that, telling the life stories of millennia-old plants and unpacking the science behind their longevity along the way.
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