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Ornamental Pond
Nottingham, England

The Arboretum

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
"The Duncan Cedar," in Washington State, is a Western Red Cedar that stands 178 feet tall.
trees

The Quiet Glory of Chronicling America’s Champion Trees

One man's quest to document a nation's arboreal heritage.
Natasha Frost April 26, 2018
Bodnant Hall, Wales

Laburnum Arch

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
IV treatment helps Pillalamarri live another day.
forests

A Dying 700-Year-Old Banyan Tree Was Brought Back to Life With an IV

It's clinging to life drip-by-drip.
Christina Ayele Djossa April 20, 2018
The tree.
College Station, Texas

Century Tree

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
Rolls of dressed fiber, South Manchester, Connecticut, 1914.
insects

How Connecticut's Homegrown Silk Industry Unraveled

The problems began with a new variety of mulberry and ended with lumpy thread.
Taryn Skinner April 19, 2018
Visitors stand on a 130-foot-high spiral tower.
Binz, Germany

Treetop Tower of Rügen

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
The walls of this giardino pantesco (Pantelleria garden) protect one immense citrus tree.
islands

The Ancient Walled Gardens Designed to Nurture a Single Citrus Tree

Giardini Panteschi are found only on the windswept island of Pantelleria.
Kristan Lawson April 18, 2018
Palm trees beneath a double rainbow.
Elx, Spain

Palmeral of Elche

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.
Permanently Closed
Yippee Ki Yay Stickwork Sculptures.
Austin, Texas

Yippee Ki Yay Stickwork Sculptures

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.
The Great Burr Oak.
Columbia, Missouri

McBaine Bur Oak

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
Turpentine was supposed to be good for lungs and chest ailments.
trees

The Long, Strange History of Medicinal Turpentine

Drinking it was thought to cure nearly everything. (But you shouldn't try it.)
Anne Ewbank March 26, 2018
Palms flourish in tropical zones, but as the world warms, they'll show up in new places.
science

Where Will Palm Trees Grow in a Warming World?

As temperatures rise, fronds will fan out in unexpected places.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 21, 2018
Salento, Colombia

Wax Palms of Cocora Valley

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
Do most islands really look like this?
islands

Most Islands Don't Actually Have Palm Trees on Them

A quick and dirty calculation reveals the reality behind the stereotype.
Eric Grundhauser March 9, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane’s Mardi Gras Bead Tree

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.
Studabaker sign seen on Google Maps.
New Carlisle, Indiana

Studebaker Tree Sign

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.
This Sitka spruce, sometimes called "The World's Loneliest Tree," contains hard evidence of humans' outsized influence on the planet.
islands

The Island That May Hold the Key to the Beginning of the Anthropocene

A subantarctic spot off the coast of New Zealand is home to a very special tree.
Cara Giaimo March 8, 2018