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.
Wildfires ravage south of France
Southern areas of France have been ravaged by wildfire over the past few days and Business Insider has some spectacular pictures…
Golf trophy made from Game of Thrones trees
This year’s Northern Ireland Open trophy has been made from trees from the famous Dark Hedges in Ballymoney blown down in a storm early last year, says BBC Sport…
A work of scientific depth and lyricism
The Guardian has a review of The Songs of Trees by David George Haskell…
Tree Aid charity celebrates 30 years
Bristol-based charity Tree Aid is celebrating 30 years of supporting communities and helping to grow trees across the continent of Africa, reports B24/7…
Black cabin in the woods
Design magazine Dezeen features this tiny blackened timber cabin built on a shoestring budget in a forest in upstate New York…
Misbegotten slaughter of the ash trees
City Pages says the felling of ash trees in Minneapolis & St Paul is unnecessary and that the emerald ash borer infestation can be treated…
Plan to restore De Montfort Hall gardens
The Leicester Mercury reports that the council is to fell 50 trees in De Montfort Hall gardens as part of restoration work…
Turning dead people into trees #1
Good Money reports on the Italian-designed Capsula Mundi (‘world’s capsule’), which enables you to grow a tree from the remains of a loved one…
Turning dead people into trees #2
Meanwhile, according to the Independent, a pair of Spanish brothers have created a biodegradable urn designed to grow trees from ashes…
Underwater ‘Fairy forest’ off the Alabama coast
A 50,000-year-old, perfectly preserved underwater forest is showcased like never before in a newly released documentary video, says the Mother Nature Network…
India plants 66 million trees in 12 hours
A record-breaking environmental campaign in India enlisted more than 1.5 million volunteers, says the Independent…
‘Baba Miti’, the father of trees
Meanwhile Franciscan missionary Hermann Borg has planted a million trees in Kenya…
Bid to save pair of magnificent Vancouver trees
A Vancouver man is trying to save 70-year-old maple and cedar trees from the axe of his neighbour, reports the Vancouver Sun…
Council fells trees before Britain in Bloom visit
The Metro reports that volunteers in the market town of Melksham in Wiltshire were ‘horrified’ after the council felled a row of trees – the day before an inspection by Britain in Bloom judges…
‘Ambition needed’ for Welsh forestry
The Welsh Government should urgently rethink its woodland strategy and aim to significantly increase planting rates, according to a National Assembly committee, says ITV News…
Fungal disease turns pine trees red after rain
A wetter than usual summer in Taranaki six months ago has led to large numbers of pine trees being infected by an algae called red needle cast, says NZ Farmer…
How many centuries-old trees are left today?
In 1946, the Cleveland Sesquicentennial Commission sought to discover and label 150 native trees over the age of 150 years growing in Cuyahoga County at the time Moses Cleaveland and his party landed in 1796, but how many of the trees still stand today, asks Cleveland.com…
Tembusu tree that killed woman had no visible signs of decay
The Tembusu heritage tree that toppled and killed a woman at the Singapore Botanic Gardens earlier this year had decaying roots but there were no visible signs, says Singapore Today…
Protesters camp out to save Parker wetland trees
Protesters blocking a developer from cutting a Winnipeg forest have pledged to face criminal charges if necessary to save the trees, according to the Winnipeg Free Press…
Trump plan could threaten Giant Sequoia monument
As the Trump administration continues to roll back protections on public lands, California’s giant redwoods could be under threat, says the Guardian…
Dorset pine poisoner strikes again
A Bournemouth man who poisoned Scots pines blocking his view has struck again, says the Daily Mail…
Indonesian villagers cut down forest in orangutan sanctuary
Nearly a fifth of the forest in an orangutan sanctuary on the Indonesian part of Borneo has been taken over by people, says the Daily Mail…
California fights over trees inflame emotions
The North Bay Business Journal has some interesting analysis of the law behind neighbour conflicts over trees…
And finally…
The strange pines that lean towards the Equator
New Scientist has a fascinating piece about Cook pine trees, native to New Caledonia in the Pacific, which lean towards the Equator, no matter where they are planted…
The Squirrelbasket 
Thanks, Pat!
Sorry I have been a bit “semi-detached” lately.
My CELTA course is now over so I am trying to get back to normality and plan my next step – as well as catching up with the weekly blogging.
Best wishes 🙂