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The Fairies Tree.
Melbourne, Australia

Fairies Tree

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Chinese immigrants, like this man in an orange orchard, played an important role in American agriculture.
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The Tragic Roots of America's Favorite Cherry

The Chinese Exclusion Act likely exiled the man who first cultivated it.
Anne Ewbank June 19, 2018
Betty Kenny's Tree.
Alderwasley, England

Betty Kenny's Tree

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Wares from the Bukomansimbi co-op of barkcloth makers and textile artisans in Kalisizo, Uganda.
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A New Life for Ugandan Barkcloth, a Fabric Made From Fig Trees

The ancient textile has survived wars, colonialism, and global trade.
Mike Shanahan June 7, 2018
Endicott Pear Tree.
Danvers, Massachusetts

Endicott Pear Tree

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.
The Oak of Honor
London, England

One Tree Hill

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.
Viggianello, Italy

Italus

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.
It's increasingly rare to find a forest that hasn't been shaped by human use.
forests

Where Are Europe's Last Fairytale Forests?

Mapping the oldest and least-disturbed tracts of trees is easier said than done.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 1, 2018
Not a bad view to take in for more than a millennium.
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Europe's Oldest Tree Lives in Italy

At least, it's the oldest that's been scientifically dated.
Sarah Laskow May 31, 2018
Hartford, Connecticut

Charter Oak Frame

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.
Honeoye Falls, New York

Fairy Houses of Mendon Ponds Park

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.
Seattle, Washington

Tree Grate Museum

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
Gastro Obscura

Pinhão

As Brazil's forests of Araucaria angustifolia dwindle, so do the harvests of their delicious seeds.
The fig tree.
San Diego, California

Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig Tree

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
Bramley apples are usually used for cooking, rather than eating raw.
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The Fight to Save the Original Bramley Apple Tree

An iconic fruit tree is suffering from an incurable fungal disease.
Natasha Frost May 8, 2018
The boardwalk through a mangrove tunnel.
Naples, Florida

Clam Pass Beach

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.
Mangrove trees at dawn.
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Florida's Mangroves Face Death by Rising Sea Level

The Everglades and coastal communities are in peril.
Oliver Milman May 3, 2018
The giant sequoia.
Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Giant Sequoia Tree

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.