Talking Trees

About this episode

Isabella interviews Harriet Rix about her work in tree science and her book on the influence of trees on life on Earth.

Isabella’s guest is Harriet Rix, the Indiana Jones of tree science. She’s chased down rare trees in some of the remotest, wildest places in the world, and in the UK she’s worked for DEFRA, researching tree diseases and strategies for trees in cities. Her latest book The Genius of Trees explains how trees have influenced, even controlled, life on our planet. Wandering through the ancient oaks and young saplings of Knepp’s scrubland, Harriet opens up a perspective of millions of years of tree e...

People in this episode

Host: Isabella

Guest: Harriet Rix

Topics covered

• tree science
• tree diseases
• urban forestry
• environmental impact
• natural history

Keywords

• trees
• tree science
• environment
• urban trees
• tree diseases
• Knepp
• natural history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DEFRA

Books & works: The Genius of Trees

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