Drought-tolerant trees: Arit admiring the flowers of a Pyrus communis subsp. With climate change, we have to look beyond the right plant, and right place mantra to add the right future adaptation. It’s not just about planting a tree, but about establishing it and thinking of trees in a more considered way.’ With the expert tree scientist Henrik Sjöman, Arit has written The Essential Tree Selection Guide, which encourages a complete re-evaluation in our changing climate. ‘For so long, we have assessed trees from a purely aesthetic viewpoint, looking at their height, spread and seasonality,’ says Arit.