Nine of 13 of Africa’s oldest and largest baobab trees have died in the past decade, it has been reported. These trees, aged between 1,100 and 2,500 …
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Trees and Forests
I've always had a fascination with trees. During my travels, I have seen many different trees. Big ones, small ones, fat ones, thin ones, and some very strange ones. Here is a roundup of my favorite trees.
A giant tree more than 330 feet tall was identified in Borneo from the air, and then climbed with a tape measure, at considerable risk. In the last few years exceptionally tall yellow meranti trees (Shorea faguetiana) have been discovered growing in Sabah, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, …
No filter here! At first glance, you might just think someone got a little carried away and painted those tree barks. Reasonable guess, but what if I told you that those colorful streaks formed naturally? And that these colorful trees are actually real!? Not all bark is brown, my friends, and these …
From the novice weekend gardener to the experienced green thumb horticulturalist, the dwarf willow would make the perfect Christmas tree. While it …
A Sight To Behold Located inside of the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia is Dead Vlei. The name Dead Vlei is quite literally translated to mean ¨dead …
Between Africa and Arabia lies an island of rare biological oddities—one that’s buffeted now by development, cyclones, and civil war. Abdullah Aliyu paces slowly up and down along the triangular mouth of the cave. It is his cave, he says. He is tall and tanned with a strong jaw. Around his waist is a …
These skyscraping superstars are the stalwart examples of their species. Trees may be stuck in the ground, but they've clearly got some enviable …
Trees have impressively long lifespans. With redwoods that can live up to 700 years to bristlecone pines that live well into the thousands, it's no …
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The splendid banyan trees I met today in a park in Honolulu, Hawaii prompted me to share some things I learned while researching my new book [US …
Had Ta Prohm been diligently maintained from its construction in 1186 to the present day, it would be just a footnote to the larger Angkor Wat …
Life on earth is full of many elemental surprises: from the seven natural wonders, to the bear’s head tooth mushroom (Google that later), to whatever …
“Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people,” said former U.S. president, Franklin …
