Looking at Trees: This book wants you to think about forestry

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A cluster of palm trees at Morocco’s Tanseest Oasis open image in gallery A tree along West 93rd Street in New York City Take the case of a jogger in New York who recorded his daily routes on his phone for months. open image in gallery The border between Piatra Craiului National Park and the Barsa Hunting Area in Romania open image in gallery Mississippi, US People less concerned with the chemical reasoning might be satisfied by the argument that it’s just nice to look at trees. open image in gallery Juniperus chinensis in California open image in gallery Halfway Gardens in Gauteng, South Africa Amid outstanding imagery of some of the plant world’s most beautiful offerings, Howarth, whose earlier book Street Photography Now celebrated the built environment, encourages readers to stop and appreciate the trees in their own lives. open image in gallery A tree in Oakland, Mather Street at Broadway, California open image in gallery Hoh Rainforest in Washington state, US “It’s a curious thing to walk past living, breathing lifeforms, sometimes over 100ft tall, and barely even notice them, yet we do it almost every day.” Outcry over the recent felling of a beloved, ancient tree – the Sycamore Gap in Northumberland – belied a sensitivity in the public mind that is more commonly disturbed by crimes against humans or animals.