As an arborist and field guide trees have taken root in my heart and hold a special place there. From bristlecone pines in Utah to the magnificent Sycamore Fig in South Africa, trees are epic symbols of nature's beauty and majesty. Fallen leaves remind there is beauty in endings, strangler figs from many small, unified saplings into enormous trees capable of surviving hurricane force storms. Trees are perhaps the ultimate daily demonstration that nature is her own architect, artist, and engineer.