This collection combines Ms Fowler-Smith’s 2018 solo exhibition of the Remarkable Trees of Paris and Versailles at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle with the Significant Trees in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, resulting in photographs that highlight the unique personality of the trees.

The Sophora de Chine, pictured, was an important tree to Marie Antoinette who planted it to commemorate the birth of her son, the Dauphin, son of Louis XV, Ms Fowler-Smith says. "According to legend, Marie Antoinette specifically asked for this tree to be planted near her bedroom window ... so that she could watch it grow at the same time as her son," she says.

Sophora de Chine, Parc du Petit Trianon à Versailles, France.