Glacial Errata, No. 9

One: Pictures of Old Fruit

Not too long ago, I learned that one of my favorite social media accounts, built by Parker Higgins, is adapted from this book.

Two: Matthew Battles

Last week I wrote about the great tumblr blog, “If We Don’t, Remember Me.” I first heard about this through my friend Matthew Battles, a truly inexhaustible source of wonder and knowledge. Particularly when it comes to trees and our relationship to them. His book, “Tree,” for Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series is great, as is his newlsetter, The Mnemonic Deep (formerly Anthropostures). He currently edits Arnoldia: The Nature of Trees, another great publication.

Three: The Caucasian Wingnut

Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s delightfully named Pterocarya fraxinifolia, aka The Caucasian Wingnut.

Four: Great Trees of New York

Another vital publication for the esoteric horticulturalist is Allison Meier’s Great Trees of New York, a map of 50 of the oldest, strangest, rarest, and most historic trees of the city. Great even if you don’t live in New York; essential if you do. Like Matthew, Allison is one of those true wonders of weirdness and endless knowledge, and if you’re ever able to take one of her walking tours, you won’t be disappointed. Her website is here.

Five: [No] Parking Private Drive

Another stellar tree in my neighborhood, one that is slowly but surely eating this “no parking” sign.