La mia vita con gli alberi

In our imagination modeled on artificial landscapes, trees take on the appearance of the inanimate objects into which they will be transformed. But each tree is a living being in all respects, with its complexities and fragilities, which requires attention and love. The meaning of Karine Marsilly's work is contained in these simple premises: with a medical and at the same time maternal approach, Marsilly takes care of trees. Arborist tree-climber, with her expert gaze the author examines the "patients", from root to top, formulates the diagnosis, without neglecting environmental factors, and subjects them to the necessary therapy to ensure their health and longevity. In the sector for more than fifteen years, Marsilly has assisted over seven thousand trees and is considered a true celebrity in the arboriculture panorama. His path, however, followed a trajectory that was anything but predictable. After her beginnings in public education, a move into oyster farming and other diversions, Karine Marsilly attended a school for the management of large natural spaces, thanks to which she rediscovered her passion for trees, and then decided to become a pruner . When she finally realized her dream, there were still years of hard struggles waiting for her to succeed, as happens with many professions, in a world dominated by men. In this fascinating memoir Karine Marsilly retraces her career through the trees she had the pleasure of "meeting" - the magnificence of the redwoods, the reluctance of the locust trees, the strength of the lime trees, the magic of the yews - and shares her special knowledge , providing some practical advice for all those, even absolute beginners, who want to try their hand at taking care of plants. Accompanied by the delicate and wonderful illustrations of Anna Regge, My Life with Trees is a rare and precious guide to the plant universe, understood as a dimension to which we reserve respect and love. Because, Marsilly reminds us, «trees can live very well without us, but we cannot live without trees. In their own way, they are our roots."