From oaks to sugar maples to the American chestnut\, trees changed the course of American history. Trees built our r ailroads\, influenced our literature and poetry\, and even our music! Disc over the roles of a few of our favorite garden trees in building our natio n as you remember and celebrate the trees influential in your personal his tory and your garden.
\nCindy Crosby is the author\, compiler\, or c ontributor to more than 20 books. Her latest title\, published in 2020\, i s \;Chasing Dragonflies: A Natural\, Cultural\, and Personal History \;with 16 full-color images by Peggy Macnamara\, artist- in-residence at the Field Museum of Chicago. She is a Master Gardener\, a steward emeritus for the Schulenberg Prairie at The Morton Arboretum\, and a volunteer dragonfly steward at Nachusa Grasslands in Franklin Grove\, I L. When she's not out working in her garden\, she speaks and teaches on na tural history topics in the Chicago area. \;
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