The Man Who Planted Trees

“When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago.
The second best time? Today.”
—Chinese proverb

David Milarch, a nurseryman in Michigan, had a near-death experience, and an idea came to him. He felt led to find old, large, and hardy trees all over the world and clone them and plant them. Jim Robbins tells David's story in The Man Who Planted Trees.