About the Author

R. Bruce Allison has been a professional arborist in Madison, Wisconsin, since 1974. He has served as president of the Wisconsin Arborist Association and chairman of both the Dane County Tree Board and Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council. He is the author of Wisconsin's Champion Trees: A Tree Hunter's Guide (1980, revised 2005); Tree Walks of Dane County (1981); and Tree Walks of Milwaukee County (1982). His articles have appeared in such magazines as Wisconsin Natural Resources and American Forests.

Reviews

"Each of us from birth to death is intimately connected with trees. On their beauty and longevity we hang our memories and beliefs, trusting trees to be symbols of our achievements and the things we hold dear." - from the preface"