Richard Preston, whose book "The Wild Trees" I look forward to reading or listening to, had a compelling article on the woolly adelgid ravaging the Eastern Hemlock in the Dec. 3, New Yorker. It's not available online, but well worth the read if you can acquire it.
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Joey Chestnut
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I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly. Release the beetles!
Don't let Preston "compel" you beyond measure.
Don't take his writing with a grain of salt, but be aware that he stuffs a lot of shock and awe vocabulary into a book.
Did you read The Wild Trees?
Here are a bunch of the trees:
Atlas Grove and Grove of Titans
Having actually documented these Titans myself, I was able to ascertain just how much Preston writed for shock and awe effect.
Whatever you do, do not accept him as an authority of trees. He is a fact harvester, and organizes information very well.
I've heard his live interviews, and those too take-on a fantasia nature.
Your best bet are the actual books, not the audio, to lessen the storytelling element.
The books are good. And many facts accurate. But realize that Preston is not called a "master storyteller" for no reason.
Cheers,
M. D. Vaden
Arborist
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