Kieron Connolly’s book “Forests” opens a mystical world to readers.
The book includes 220 photos, recording a trip through many forests from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Asia. In the photo, the famous quiver forest in southern Namibia. The San people, the oldest indigenous people in South Africa, used the quiver tree to make weapons such as arrows and spears. This forest includes about 250 quiver trees. In addition, it is also home to the rock hyrax – a rodent only up to 50 cm long but closely related to elephants.
Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest (North Carolina, USA) is one of the first national forests in the Eastern United States. The forest with all kinds of colorful trees creates an enchanting scene when viewed from above.
Daintree National Park (Queensland, Australia) Daintree National Park (Queensland, Australia) is home to palm trees up to 2 meters high. Their canopy creates an almost perfect circle. Cassowary birds especially like to eat the leaves of this tree. On the other hand, Australians also use this tree’s leaves to package food.
Not only terrestrial forests, the book also opens up the world of underwater forests before readers’ eyes. In the photo, a kelp forest in California (USA). The author of the book added: “The forest is like a cycle of the sea. Kelp absorbs carbon dioxide, reducing ocean acidification. It also releases oxygen into the water “.
The photo was taken in Colombia. In this country, the quindio palm is considered the “national tree”. It is the tallest palm in the world with an average height of about 45 m. This palm species only appears in some mountain forests in Colombia and Peru.
Arashiyama Forest Arashiyama Forest is a famous tourist destination in Kyoto (Japan). Enjoying the scenery of the forest is enough to help your soul relax. “The sound of the wind whistling through the trees. The sound of tree trunks knocking against each other. The rustling sound of bamboo leaves… All have put Arashiyama forest on the list of “100 landscapes” of the Japanese Government. These are 100 destinations where people can leave the city and enjoy fresh air”, from the book Forests.
Covering an area of about 17,300 hectares, Irati is a forest with large oak and fir trees in Spain.
The upside-down dragon’s blood tree is one of the most interesting plants in the world. This dragon blood tree forest is located in Yemen. The number of this tree species is decreasing significantly because of damage caused by storms. On the other hand, it is also affected by overgrazing of goats. The red sap of the tree is used as a dye.
The photo of a rainbow eucalyptus tree was taken in a forest in Hawaii, USA. This is the only species of eucalyptus tree that grows in tropical forests. The origin of this tree is from Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea.
Parque Natural de Gorbeia is a natural park in the Basque country, Northern Spain. The oak trees here have unusual shapes. Their roots grow on the ground and their branches stand upright.
