Rowan

A cultural history of a reddish, much-loved shrub, sometimes called mountain ash or dogberry.

Rowan is the first in-depth natural and cultural history of this much-loved plant sometimes called mountain ash or dogberry. Through myth, medicine, literature, land art, and contemporary rewilding, Oliver Southall uncovers the many meanings of this singular reddish, fruit shrub: a potent symbol of nostalgia on the one hand and of environmental activism on the other. Taking the reader on an eclectic journey across history, Rowan charts our changing relationships with nature and landscape, raising urgent questions about how we value and relate to the non-human world.


Author: Oliver Southall
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 07/17/2023
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781789147124
ISBN10: 1789147123
BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Trees
- Nature | Plants | Trees

About the Author
Oliver Southall is a poet living in West Sussex, UK. He is the author of Borage Blue.