Author Richard Preston travels into the perpendicular universe of the world's tallest trees. Mostly California redwoods, they are the colossal remnants of a lost world, some predating the fall of Rome. Preston's new book, The Wild Trees (Random House), chronicles his adventures following Steve Sillett, Marie Antoine, and the tiny group of daring botanists and amateur naturalists into the unexplored forests of 350 foot "supertall" trees. Larry Mantle speaks with Preston about these majestic giants and the people who ascend them.
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