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.
What does a gorilla want with a Christmas tree in January?
Unused Christmas trees are donated to the Toronto Zoo for the animals to play with, says the Toronto Star…
Tribute to iconic tunnel tree sequoia
A personal tribute to the tunnel tree sequoia, fallen in a storm in California, from a writer on the New Yorker…
There’s more about what happened to the tunnel tree in the LA Times…
New native forest could take root
Around 30,000 trees are set to be planted in Northumberland to restore native wildwood, says the Chronicle…
Project aims to grow a ‘city of trees’
The BBC reports that Greater Manchester aims to plant three million trees over the next 25 years…
Kenya’s croton tree touted as new biofuels crop
The nuts of an overlooked tree could be the answer to Africa’s growing demand for cheap, low-carbon energy, according to the Guardian…
Council given till March to fell infected trees
Torbay Council in Devon has been told to fell over a thousand trees in woods it owns due to confirmed infection with Phytophthora ramorum, according to Horticulture Week…
Britain’s most luxurious tree house
A luxury Dorset tree-house with a sauna is featured in the Daily Mail…
Terror link to decision to fell London plane
One of the oldest trees in Birmingham is to be cut down so council bosses can replace it with concrete barriers to protect the city from a Berlin-style terror attack, says the Telegraph…
Petrified tree rings tell ancient tale of sun’s behaviour
Ancient tree rings from the Permian period record a roughly 11-year cycle of wet and dry periods, climate fluctuations caused by the ebbing and flowing of solar activity, researchers say, reported Science News…
HSBC funding Indonesian forest destruction, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace has accused banking giant HSBC of helping to arrange billions of dollars in financing for companies whose palm oil operations have been blamed for destroying vast swathes of Indonesian rainforest, says the Daily Mail…
Critical role of birds in forest regeneration
The loss of birds could significantly impact efforts to combat deforestation, according to research from scientists looking at species across the Brazilian Amazon, says the Economist…
Meet the new woodlanders
There is a growing number of small woodland owners in Britain, who buy ‘affordable’ plots, reports the Guardian…
Satellites reveal deforestation in Cambodia
Images captured by Nasa satellites have revealed dramatic forest losses in Cambodia since the turn of the century, according to the International Business Times…
Forestry industry gets tough on sheep
The Scottish Government’s forestry agency is toughening its stance on trespassing sheep, reports the Courier…
Vast carbon store found under Congo swamp forest
Scientists have found evidence that beneath the Cuvette Centrale swamp forest lies a thick layer of peat, says Carbon Brief…
Bizarre tale of the Queen and ‘Jack’ the bonsai tree
When the Queen was presented with ceremonial gifts during a visit to China in 1986, her officials were tasked with arranging their safe transit to Britain. In the case of a 60-year-old bonsai tree, that was easier said than done, says the Telegraph…
Fracking threat to Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest
Ineos is to conduct a seismic survey for shale gas within 200m of the 1,000-year-old Major Oak, reveals the Guardian…
Review: John Fowles’ The Tree
Fowles’ meditation on nature and creativity encourages readers to turn away from purposeful activity and embrace the ‘profound harmlessness’ of natural life, writes Peter Beech in the Guardian…
Majesty of the world’s oldest trees
The Daily Mail has a piece on US-based photographer Beth Moon, who has been travelling around the world to photograph trees since 1999…
Some tips on tree identification
Thanks to Paul Seligman for sharing a link to this video by Patrick Whitefield on how to identify trees. You will see this is the first part but there are three more to look at as well…
And finally…
Where money grows on trees
Coins mysteriously appeared in a felled tree near Dunkeld, Scotland, five years ago after a storm, says STV News…
The Squirrelbasket 
I have always fancied having a wood or arboretum.
A bit of a long-term proposition, though!
Best wishes 🙂
wonder if they will find the Queen’s Jack?
‘He’ would be very old now…
Best wishes 🙂
I wondered if the fallen sequoia was the same tree we drove through in 1958. No … that was the Wawona Tree, which fell in 1969, probably same causes: https://www.nps.gov/seki/faqtunnel.htm
I wondered that, too, as I remember seeing your post about it.
Sad that “your” tree has also met its demise.
All the best 🙂