Here is another round-up of tree news articles from around the world. Click on each of the pictures if you would like to read the full stories.
See the world’s oldest trees by starlight
Beth Moon slept under ancient baobabs and waited out the clouds to photograph Earth’s arboreal beauty at night – they are showcased by National Geographic…
Palace oaks offered to restore Notre Dame
Scone Palace in Scotland has offered to donate its oak trees to help rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris recently ravaged by fire, reports the Courier…
Englishman who rescued Japan’s cherry blossom
A review in the Guardian features the story of Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram by Naoko Abe…
The teenagers saving Madagascar’s forest
In this little video the BBC’s Victoria Gill meets young farmers in Madagascar…
‘The government wants to bulldoze my inheritance’
In a Guardian column Nayuka Gorrie fights to save 800-year-old Djap Wurrung trees threatened by road plans in Victoria, Australia…
Rain-collecting sculptures mimic chandeliers
Floating above a clearing in a grove of pine trees in Italy, John Grade Studio’s ‘reservoir’ sculpture comprises an accumulation of 5,000 delicate rainwater-collection droplets – see more pictures on Design Boom…
Small victory against netting used to stop birds nesting
Some developers are reviewing their policies after protests from environmentalists, reports the Guardian…
Hurricane reveals 19th century artefacts in tree roots
When Hurricane Michael hit Florida last October it uprooted trees at Fort Gadsden and exposed artefacts tangled up in their giant rootballs – these date back to the early 19th century, when the British fort was occupied by a community of freed slaves, reports Live Science…
Extinction Rebellion activists in HS2 tree protest
The Guardian reports that action by 12 protesters in Colne Valley nature reserve has halted tree felling intended to clear the way for a high speed rail link between London and the North West…
The value of trees: 4 essential reads
The Conversation shares four expert takes on ways in which trees enrich our lives – such as by holding down the Great Plains…
Oxfordshire has Europe’s largest collection of ancient oaks
Staff at Blenheim Park have recorded an astonishing 291 living ancient oak trees, making it the largest collection in Europe, according to Discover Wildlife…
Why we should listen to trees
The BBC’s Forest 404 project suggests spending time in nature…
Game of Thrones – magic of the Weirwood
We are half-way through the final season of Game of Thrones on TV – for anyone interested, here is some analysis from Inverse on the role of Weirwood trees…
One man’s promise to plant a million trees
By 2020, Yorkshire Tea aims to plant a million trees in the UK and Kenya – and it’s all down to a vow made almost 30 years ago, reports the Guardian…
A wild wooded escape in Devon
Time Out publicises Wolf Wood in Devon as a place to hike and sleep in the trees…
Foreign trees could spread disease, BBC told
The UK Government’s chief plant health officer has criticised the BBC’s Monty Don for encouraging gardeners to plant foreign trees, says the Telegraph…
Amazon gets a taste of the air of the future
The Guardian reports on an experiment in the Amazon aiming to learn how the rainforest would cope with higher levels of CO2…
Dry trees felled in Indian city
In Bengaluru (Bangalore), following recent accidents due to fallen tree branches after summer showers, the Forest Department has uprooted 615 dry trees, according to the Deccan Herald…
Botanists climb the world’s tallest trees
A pair of scientists form the University of California in Berkeley have spent years exploring the crowns and canopies of some of the biggest, oldest, and tallest trees on the planet, reports Earther…
‘I think I’m standing in the woods’ and other sayings
The DW website shares some fascinating German sayings involving forests…
And finally…
Why did the goats climb the tree?
We have been fascinated in the past by goats up trees in Morocco, but the Insider reports that farmers may be forcing the animals up into the branches in order to earn money from tourists…
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