Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future apparel Plant Characteristics Family Name Cornaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Cornaceae Species Name Cornus nuttallii Common Name Mountain Dogwood Plant Type Tree Sun Exposure Coast-Part Sun

and illustrated to facilitate learning

Cold Hardy to 25 degrees F Distribution Selected for the garden by Carol Bornstein from a specimen on the west end of Santa Cruz Island

exposing a history of unlimited growth in spite of finite natural resources—a history that has led to its current precarious circumstances

perfect for wet and slippery fingers

Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future apparel Plant Characteristics Family Name CornaceaeA compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees that represent the challenges facing our planet, and the ways that scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future. The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human historyfrom climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobotanists, indigenous peoples, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying