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Museum building and tool shop.
Grayling, Michigan

Hartwick Pines Logging Museum

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.
The split trunk of the very, very old yew.
cemeteries

Souvenir Seekers Are Dismembering Britain's Oldest Tree

After thousands of years, the Fortingall Yew may not have much longer.
Sabrina Imbler June 19, 2019
The whimsical cypress in better days.
trees

The Cypress That May Have Inspired Dr. Seuss's 'The Lorax' Has Toppled Down

Now there's nothing left of its whimsical crown.
Evan Nicole Brown June 17, 2019
Stubby, gnarled, and old.
forests

The Ancient, Sunken Forest That Rises From a Welsh Beach

When it does, researchers rush in to study the age-old stumps.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 13, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Chios Mastiha

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.
An exceptional Indian banyan growing in Lahaina Courthouse Square in Maui.
islands

How Hawaiʻi Recognizes Its Best and Brightest … Trees

The state has some strict standards to be named an exceptional tree, and competition is pretty stiff.
Sabrina Imbler June 7, 2019
Behold the macadamia: delicious, fatty, and frequently cloned!
forests

70 Percent of the World’s Macadamia Nuts Came From One Tree in Australia

Call it the Genghis Khan of macadamias.
Sabrina Imbler June 3, 2019
The giardino Pantesco at Donnafugata vineyards.
Pantelleria, Italy

Giardino Pantesco

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.
Some of the trees along Black River are more than 2,000 years old.
nature

Some Bald Cypress Trees in This North Carolina Swamp Are Older Than Cleopatra

New research suggests that Black River's gnarled conifers are even more ancient than we thought.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 29, 2019
A cross-section view of a bunya pine. They are very large!
trees

After Decades of Being Ignored, a Nut From 20-Pound Pine Cones Is Back on Australian Menus

Aboriginal groups once traveled long distances to celebrate its harvest.
Laura Kiniry May 24, 2019
View of the cottonwood tree stump.
Leland, Michigan

Leland Champion Cottonwood Tree

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.
Los Angeles, California

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.
Villagers in the Demak district of Java, Indonesia, help to maintain natural wooden seawalls.
forests

On Java’s Coast, a Natural Approach to Holding Back the Waters

Villagers are using natural wooden barriers to try to restore the mangrove forests and save their lands and homes.
Fred Pearce May 20, 2019
April's pollenpocalypse hanging over the city of Durham, North Carolina.
forests

'Botanical Sexism' Could Be Behind Your Seasonal Allergies

More diversity in city trees would probably be a good thing.
Sabrina Imbler May 17, 2019
The carved tree trunk.
Bloomington, Illinois

Dorothy's Grave

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.
The tree.
Salcoatitán, El Salvador

La Ceiba Park

A legendary tree towers within its own vibrant sanctuary.
Close up of the tree.
Wendover, Utah

Desert Bottle Tree

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.
In this chart, leafy wonders mingle with architectural ones.
maps

The Chart That Measures Tall Trees Against Architectural Wonders

A 19th-century infographic that stacks a redwood against St. Peter's Basilica.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 13, 2019