A Tale of Thirty Three Trees

A Tale of Thirty Three Trees

If you go down to the woods today

You’re sure of a big surprise

If you go down to the woods today

You’d better go in disguise

For every tree that ever you knew

Will be gathered there for certain

Because today’s the day all these trees

Will tell their tales so Sylvan

Tales of good and bad times

Prompted by sunny and shivery times

Tales of flood and drought

From which trees can hardly clear out

Tales of viruses, bacteria and mistletoe

That so often act as friend or foe

Tales of darkest dangers and sad times

Tales of brightest joy and happy times

If you go into this book today

You’re sure of a big surprise

If you read through its leaves today

You’ll be sure to become so wise

Sylva is a forester who has over 40 years’ experience working with trees and their environment in every which way. This included forest research, forest management and environmental impact assessment in a range of countries. It also included establishing and interpreting nature trails in numerous forests. He is concerned for the future of a world is rapidly losing much of its tree cover.