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Old Apple Tree Park.
Vancouver, Washington

The Old Apple Tree

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.
Various plants grow within the underwater farm.
Noli, Italy

Nemo's Garden

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.
Tree-shaped tombstones in Miami City Cemetery.
cemeteries

Why Some Gravestones Are Shaped Like Tree Stumps

When nature and secret societies get together.
Sarah Laskow July 17, 2018
Tāne Mahuta
trees

One of New Zealand's Most Majestic Trees Is in Danger

Tāne Mahuta is one of the oldest kauri trees in the world.
Sarah Laskow July 17, 2018
The Scanning Electron Microscope photograph of bread found at Shubayqa 1.
ancient

Found: 14,400-Year-Old Flatbread Remains That Predate Agriculture

The burned crumbs shed light on prehistoric hunter-gatherers’ diets.
Paula Mejia July 16, 2018
Al-Andalus Garden.
Cairo, Egypt

Al-Andalus Garden

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.
Researcher Danise Coon examines some purple peppers.
gardens

Inside the World's Only Chile Pepper Research Institute

The center has spread spicy knowledge for decades.
Anne Ewbank July 16, 2018
Group of works depicting the stages in human relationships.
Tortosa, Spain

Jardins del Príncep

A botanical garden full of thought-provoking contemporary sculptures.
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Hula Hoop Tree.
Anamosa, Iowa

Hula Hoop Tree

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.
Gastro Obscura

Amlou

Morocco's nutty, decadent spread is made from the prized oil of the argan tree.
Sarah Adams and a rescued plant.
farms

Canada’s Ultimate Plant Mom Will Take Your Unwanted Shrubs

And your irises, rosebushes, and spruce trees, too.
Cara Giaimo July 11, 2018
These marks reveal the location of a large prehistoric enclosure in the Vale of Glamorgan.
hidden

The Hidden Cropmarks of Wales, Revealed by a Drought

These unmistakable squares and circles are the remnants of settlements from as far back as the Bronze Age.
Sarah Laskow July 11, 2018
Mahatma Gandhi (Fredda Brilliant, 1968).
London, England

Peace Garden at Tavistock Square

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
The mermaid-like "tlanchana", a folkloric figure of Metepec is well-represented in the park.
Metepec, Mexico

Pino Suárez Linear Garden

This sculpture garden is a serene oasis wedged in the middle of a busy highway.
The oak is visible on the right of this illustration of <em>Argo Navis</em> from <em>Uranographia</em>, by Johannes Hevelius, 1690.
maps

The Lost Constellation Meant to Honor a King’s Escape

The oak tree that sheltered Charles II once had a place in the night sky.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 9, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Pink Pearl Apple

Take a bite out of this apple to reveal its pink interior.
Hollywood by night, 1930.
roads

Why Are There Palm Trees in Los Angeles?

Turns out it's an image thing.
Dan Nosowitz July 6, 2018
Bowthorpe Oak.
Stamford, England

Bowthorpe Oak

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.