This book explores the beauty and diversity of trees and the undergrowth that surrounds them. It examines the various species of trees and their associated undergrowth, from the smallest shrubs to the tallest trees. It also looks at the importance of trees and undergrowth to the environment, and the
Trees and Undergrowth is the subject of paintings that Vincent van Gogh made in Paris, Saint-Rémy and Auvers, from 1887 through 1890. Van Gogh made several paintings of undergrowth, a genre of painting known as sous-bois that was brought into prominence by artists of the Barbizon School and the early Impressionists. The works from this series successfully use shades of color and light in the forest or garden interior paintings. Van Gogh selected one of his Saint-Rémy paintings, Ivy (F609) for the Brussels Les XX exhibition in 1890.