The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession

When Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation.

In this talk, Stewart introduces audiences to several of the remarkable people she met from around the world whose lives were transformed by their relationships to trees. Accompanied by her own hand-drawn illustrations of people and their trees, this talk inspires audiences to reconsider their own connections to trees—and maybe start a collection!

Amy Stewart is the New York Times best-selling author of several popular nonfiction titles about the natural world, including The Tree Collectors, The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and her newest book, State Bird.

Free, open to the public, and a ticket or reservation is not required. Day Hall doors will open at 6 p.m. This program is in-person only and will not be live streamed or recorded. If you have any questions or concerns about this lecture, please contact classes@atlantabg.org.

Hosted in partnership with Trees Atlanta.

The Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of the families of Edwina and Tom Johnson, and Duvall and Rex Fuqua.