Welcome, listeners, to the Tree Book Passages (formerly Tree Book Fan Page), a tree book podcast and shop. We are Doug Still, arborist and host of This Old Tree podcast and Georgia Silvera Seamans, a lapsed arborist and host of the Your Bird Story podcast.Today's review is of Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape by Jill Jonnes. Jonnes is the founder of the Baltimore Tree Trust and the author of several books. Each chapter in Urban Forests tells the story of a tree species, a type of tree (ex: memorial trees), a tree advocate, or a tree disaster (ex: Dutch elm disease). Some chapters include several of these elements. Students of the scientific and policy development of modern urban forestry will find ample information about this history. As cherry blossom season approaches, Georgia recommends reading the chapter titled "Washington Would One Day Be Famous for Its Flowering Cherry Trees" the story of Eliza Scidmore’s  determined pursuit to bring cherry trees to Washington D.C.If you like what you heard, you can purchase Urban Forests by Jill Jonnes on our Bookshop page. We use affiliate links. 10% of your purchase goes to support our efforts, and 10% goes to support local bookstores. Don't miss future episodes--Subscribe to Tree Book Passages wherever you get your podcasts. We are also on Youtube.

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