Being an oak tree

Laurent Tillon

Under the bark of Quercus

Trees too have a story.
And they tell it to all those who perceive the thousand little signs inscribed in their bark, in the shape of a branch or the friendship forged with their neighbors. Ever since he was a teenager, Laurent Tillon has been patiently listening to Quercus, a great sessile oak in the prime of life, two hundred and forty years old. In this book, he reveals a story full of adventures as diverse as they are tumultuous, which began before the French Revolution. Through countless twists and turns, silent battles and unexpected alliances, plunderers and parasites, storms and betrayals, the author subtly interweaves the story of Quercus with that of all the little people of the forest, capricorns and salamanders, field mice and bats, woodpeckers and owls. It's Shakespeare in the undergrowth.
In this text nourished by science, poetry and philosophy, Laurent Tillon reveals some of the great secrets of the forest, and shows us the paths to explore so that we can continue to admire Quercus and its entire forest community for a long time to come.
Partnership: ASPAS

[Actes Sud] Nature, Mondes sauvages, February 2021
11.5 x 21.7 cm
320 pages