Here is another selection of tree news articles from around the world. Click on each of the pictures if you would like to read the full stories.
A bird’s eye view at arboretum
A wonderful aerial walkway has been built at the Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire – lots of pictures from the Daily Mail…
How bear dung helps cherry trees
The New Scientist says bears help move Japanese cherry trees uphill to cooler habitats…
Impact of Canadian wildfires
The recent devastating wildfires around Fort McMurray in Canada had an environmental impact, as well as human, says The Guardian…
The ancient craft of tree beekeeping
The Telegraph invites you to meet the British men reviving the old Eastern European method of keeping bees in trees…
Golden days in Tasmania
As the northern hemisphere moves into spring, in the south it’s autumn – and here are some beautiful images of the unique Tasmanian Fagus (beech), from the Daily Mail…
Loggers move in to clear ancient forest
In this digest we have mentioned the fight to save the ancient Bialowieza forest in Poland before, but now the loggers are actually moving in to clear trees 450 years old, according to the Guardian…
The ginger trees of Chernobyl
The effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 are still being felt, according to the Mirror…
Trees make our lives better in unquantifiable ways
One company is trying to measure exactly how much urban trees are worth, reports the Guardian…
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
Very cute pictures from the Daily Mail feature a Wiltshire centre that rescued some baby squirrels after their home trees were cut down…
Game of Thrones trees live on
The BBC in Northern Ireland reports the iconic beech trees that feature in Game of Thrones are still being used to boost tourism after some were felled by gales…
Counting every tree on Earth
NASA has spotted an underground network of fungi that can help track the spread of forests, says the Daily Mail…
Restoring the ecosystem
A project led by the Woodland Trust aims to plant 64 million trees in Britain in the next decade, says the Mirror
Cherry pink and apple blossom white
Weather conditions seem to have been ideal this year for the UK cherry blossom season, says the Daily Mail…
The Scottish play’s trees protected
Birnam Wood was immortalised by Shakespeare in Macbeth – the BBC reports that two of its ancient trees are being safeguarded after storm damage…
Plants of the world are greener
Carbon Brief reports that the Earth is getting greener because of increased carbon dioxide…
Gall wasp threatens sweet chestnuts
The Forestry Commission says an Asian wasp is now a threat to UK sweet chestnut trees, according to the Guardian…
Pine saved after neighbour dispute
San Francisco city leaders have granted landmark status to a disputed old Norfolk pine, reports the LA Times…
And finally…
Dropping litter? You’re being watched
Trees in the Forest of Dean have been given faces in a bid to shame litter louts, reports the Telegraph…
The Squirrelbasket 
I can’t wait to get to the Westonbirt Treetop Walkway. We were going to go last weekend, but my wife and son both became ill. It’s been great to watch it get built and it’s going to allow much easier access to that part of the arboretum, where it was very difficult/not possible before.
You might like this bit of news too: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3596675/Trees-SLEEP-night-Woody-plants-relax-let-branches-droop-hours-darkness.html
I see it’s also wheelchair friendly? Which must be quite something.
Thanks for the link – fascinating stuff – I’ll put it on the list for next time and give you a mention.
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