In Must Love Trees, Mitnick invites you to share his deeply personal connection to our forest companions in ways that expand the storied genre of nature writing, from an imagined dialogue with the world's oldest Bristlecone Pine, to the minutiae of tree huggability, to the emotional toll of taking up the practice of bonsai.

Ending with Mitnick's detailed description of a tree in action and his thorough run-down of our most-treasured North American trees (all 100 of whom happen to be classmates at "Tree High North America"), Must Love Trees is an original and occasionally outlandish guide for both the budding and seasoned tree-lover.

Must Love Trees features beautiful drawings of a vast selection of North American trees, including:

• Renowned icons like the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
• Beloved favorites like the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
• Historical tragedies like the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
• Menacing creepers like Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Unsung wonders like the Common Paw-Paw (Asimina triloba)