“Not only are the essays as delightful as a tree budding in springtime, but the book itself is a walk in the park while sitting.”
—Karen Peterson, Climate Tucson

"Many books recount the lengths scientists go to study animals. In these exquisitely illustrated pages, we hear from ten explorers who clamber down cliffs, traverse bogs, and dodge killer bees to study the world’s greatest plants. Finally!"
—Oliver Uberti, Atlas of the Invisible and Where the Animals Go

"Tree scientist Valerie Trouet has wrangled an extraordinary group of dendrochronologists from around the world to craft first-person accounts about ten essential trees. Readers will find endless fascinations and engaging personal stories between the covers of this beautiful book."
—Daniel Lewis, author of Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future

"Read this book and you will be touched! The knowledge you gain from these ten exquisitely crafted essays will be full of insight and full of wonder. For here, in ring after ring and story after story, are remarkable examinations of ancient trees and their unique histories. From the indomitable bristlecone pines to singular sequoias, and from phenomenal bald cypresses to commanding oaks, you will be captivated by each contributor's research, commitment, and, of course, passion. This is a book most difficult to put down; one engaging in its scope and embracing in its discoveries. It is, quite simply, an arboreal tour de force. Read it; become one with the trees!"
—Anthony D. Fredericks, author of In Search of the Old Ones: An Odyssey among Ancient Trees

"The essays from leading tree scientists collected in In the Circle of Ancient Trees read like fervent love letters to ten of the most ancient and important tree species on the planet...[A]we-inspiring...a hardy introduction to the uses and methods of dendrochronology."
—Foreword