Leaves from the Library: Trees that Capture the Love of Children

Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 7:23 p.m.
by Jane Hockaday, Library Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Mulberry Tree at Lewis Ginter, Photo by Robert Llewellyn In Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest, Joan Maloof, asks us to reflect on our childhood memories of trees. "It turns out that many people have a very specific memory of a particular plant species, a memory of wonder..." she says. I was born and raised in Missouri and the first tree I learned to identify was the black walnut. There were several growing near our house. I have a picture of my brother (age 1) and me (age 4) sitting...


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