Decorating the holiday tree here at the Foerstel office got us thinking about trees.
Trees hold a special place in our lives, in our hearts and in our yards. They’re vital to us as humans and also a source of beauty and inspiration. They take years to grow and there are some trees on this planet that are thousands of years old. Some of them have been around for so long, they even predate the existence of Islam and Christianity.
We’re not the only ones who appreciate these large beasts of Mother Nature. San Francisco based photographer Beth Moon has traveled all around the globe to capture some of the most remarkable ancient trees she could find.
“Standing as the earth’s largest and oldest living monuments, I believe these symbolic trees will take on a greater significance, especially at a time when our focus is directed at finding better ways to live with the environment.” explains Beth Moon.
You can view all of her incredible photos in her book Ancient Trees: Portraits Of Time …in the meantime get a sneak preview of her journey right here! Enjoy!
For those who are curious, the oldest stand alone tree that we know about is a species of Pinus Longaeva that is 5,062 years old, and the oldest clonal tree is Pando, which is estimated to be at least 80,000 years old. CROFT CASTLE CHESTNUT THE BOWTHORPE OAK DESERT ROSE (WADI FA LANG) THE YEWS OF WAKEHURST HEART OF THE DRAGON KAPOK DIKSOM FOREST THE IFATY TEAPOT THE GREAT WESTERN RED CEDAR KING’S CANYON ROOTED PASSAGE ANKOR PASSAGE BRISTLE CONE PINE RELIC MAJESTY RILKE’S BAYON THE WHITTINGHAME YEW THE QUEEN ELIZABETH OAK THE LOVERS QUIVER TREE FOREST CHESTNUT IN COWDRY PARK
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Tom Foerstel
Founder & President
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60’s, Tom developed a strong desire to create positive change for people and planet.
He went on to pursue his passion for art and design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and worked for design firms in Southern California before moving to Boise, Idaho in the early 80’s. Foerstel Design opened its doors in 1985. Since its inception, the firm has cultivated a bold, happy, forward-looking team focussed on creating distinct and effective work on behalf of their clients.
An integral part of Tom’s philosophy is giving back to the community in which he lives — a company cornerstone that drives Foerstel’s long history of providing pro-bono services to local non-profit humanitarian and arts programs.
One of Tom’s proudest personal achievements is his ability to say Supercalifragilisticexpyalidocious backwards.
CROFT CASTLE CHESTNUT 
THE BOWTHORPE OAK 
DESERT ROSE (WADI FA LANG) 
THE YEWS OF WAKEHURST 
HEART OF THE DRAGON 
KAPOK 
DIKSOM FOREST 
THE IFATY TEAPOT 
THE GREAT WESTERN RED CEDAR 
KING’S CANYON 
ROOTED PASSAGE 
ANKOR PASSAGE 
BRISTLE CONE PINE RELIC 
MAJESTY 
RILKE’S BAYON 
THE WHITTINGHAME YEW 
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH OAK 
THE LOVERS 
QUIVER TREE FOREST 
CHESTNUT IN COWDRY PARK
