{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-tree-clues-and-patterns-from-bark-to-leaves-tristan-gooley","title":"How To Read A Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark To Leaves · Tristan Gooley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOpen your eyes to the secret language of trees\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrees tell a story, but only to those who know how to read it. They hold secrets about the land, the water, the people, the animals, the weather, time―and their own lives, the good and bad. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Read a Tree,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Gooley uncovers the clues hiding in plain sight: in a tree’s branches and leaves; its bark, buds, and flowers; even its stump. Leaves with a pale, central streak mean that water is nearby. Young, low-growing branches show that a tree is struggling. And reddish or purple bark signals new growth. Like snowflakes, no two trees are exactly the same. Every difference reveals the epic story this tree has lived―if we stop to look closely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e384 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTwo 8-page color photo inserts\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e34 B\u0026amp;W illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Top 10 Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e2023\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eForeword\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eINDIES Finalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The trees and the woods will never look the same again.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We would be lucky to be lost in a forest with [Tristan Gooley]. Not just to find our way out―something he could surely help with―but to find our way in: to see what the trees are telling us about the Earth we all find ourselves a part of.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WW Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49731225714928,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/1637\/2040\/files\/ScreenShot2026-05-15at3.26.16PM.png?v=1778873281","url":"https:\/\/www.heritageseaweed.com\/products\/how-to-read-a-tree-clues-and-patterns-from-bark-to-leaves-tristan-gooley","provider":"Heritage Seaweed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}