A COLLECTION of tales from over 80 years spent observing, questioning and caring for the natural world and all its wildlife – especially fungi, trees and birds – has been published by the Arboricultural Association.
‘Treetime’ by Ted Green MVO, MBE, is a record of his adventures as one of the country’s leading authorities on ancient trees, woodland fungi, forest soils and associated micro-organisms.
Ted said: “Throughout my life, I have used the word layman to describe my role in this adventure because of a definition I found in a dictionary which matches what I think defines me: ‘Layman: a non-professional, one not at all an expert.’
“So, no need to live up to standards. I am not an arborist, neither am I a forester or an expert, but I am somebody who has lived with these people most of my life and like them, I love trees and the world they bring to us. I let nature be my teacher. And you could say tree people are my people.”
While the book is published by the Arboricultural Association, Ted kindly funded its production and printing himself, and all the proceeds from sales will go to the Arboricultural Association charity to support its work on education in tree ecology.
Copies costing £25 plus postage can be ordered at www.trees.org.uk.
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