Tree Matters Blog
Books that inform
Mind-boggling & Moving
Find out what trees feel, how they communicate in this beautifully-written book that journeys deep into the forest to uncover the fascinating, and surprisingly moving, hidden life of trees
Secrets of a Tree Whisperer
Suzanne Simard revolutionised the way we think about plants and fungi with the discovery of the woodwide web. The ecologist’s book Finding the Mother Tree shares the wisdom of a life of listening to the forest
People who inspire
Visionary Trailblazer
Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She turned to trees as an instrument of advancing human rights, environmental justice and civil disobedience
The Incredible Journey
Once upon a time there was a man named Richard St Barbe Baker whose goal was to protect the planet’s existing trees, to reforest the Sahara and to save earth from environmental destruction
Benefits of trees
How Trees Work For Us
Let’s look at the benefits we experience every minute of the day from trees that improve our quality of life and reduce our health costs – & see how they work
Cape Town’s ”Champion Trees”
Cape Town is home to some of the oldest cultivated gardens in the country. Many of its trees are beloved for their heritage value or noteworthy size.
While its Champion Trees have borne witness to hundreds of years of history