Ebook: Pine

Introduction -- The natural history of pine trees -- Pine trees in myth and reality -- Pitch, turpentine and rosin -- Pine for timber and torches -- Pine for food -- Mythic pine, artist's pine -- The sound of the wind in the branches.;Since the pine tree is able to sprout after forest fires, on mountainsides, and in semi-desert climes, it is no surprise that the ever-resilient tree signifies longevity, wisdom, and immortality. From the pine cone staffs carried by the worshippers of Bacchus in the classical world to their role in the movement to establish national parks in nineteenth-century North America, pine trees and their symbolism run deep in cultures around the globe. In Pine, Laura Mason explores the many ways pines have inspired and been used by people throughout history. Mason exam.