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.
Monsieur Plant makes tree hugging an art
Botanical artist Christophe Guinet — known as Monsieur Plant — has installed a ‘human-vegetable’ work entitled Tree Hug in Annecy, France, reports Design Boom…
House made of cork is shortlisted for prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Stirling prize, a house in Eton, UK, at the vanguard of ‘corkitecture’ is broadening ideas of sustainable construction, says The Guardian…
Putin sends military to fight Siberia forest fires
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has called in the army to fight the forest fires that have been raging across vast expanses of Siberia for days, enveloping entire cities in black smoke, reports the Guardian…
Sustainable sequins from trees
Designer Elissa Brunato has created the Bio Iridescent Sequin, a shimmering bead made from natural cellulose from trees, reports De Zeen…
UK planting rise ‘needs to happen quickly’
Significant rises in tree planting in the UK ‘need to happen quickly’ if other targets to cut carbon are not met, government advisers warn in this BBC article…
£30m forest plan for Cornwall
The BBC also reports on a council plan for a 20,000 acre forest in Cornwall…
Europe’s forests are booming
Around the world, forests are shrinking due to deforestation, urban development and climate change, but in Europe that trend has been reversed, according to the World Economic Forum…
Rich Celtic woman was buried in tree coffin
A noblewoman’s burial from 2,000 years ago has been recreated in stunning detail after her remains were discovered by archaeologists in Switzerland, says the Mail Online…
Stump is kept alive by neighbouring trees
In New Zealand scientists have found a tree stump that should have died is being kept alive by neighbouring trees that are funnelling water and nutrients to it through an interconnected root system, reports New Scientist…
Neighbour ‘poisons’ 200-year-old sycamore
A Lancashire woman has discovered dozens of holes drilled into the base of her tree and believes a neighbour may be to blame, according to the Metro…
Trees – but not grass – improve wellbeing
In Australia a study shows that tree cover – not just green spaces – improves mental health, says Science Alert…
3,000-year-old tree still produces olives
The Olive Tree of Vouves, located in Ano Vouves on the island of Crete in Greece, is over 3,000 years old and shows no signs of heading into retirement any time soon, says the Good website…
Iconic Joshua tree is in trouble
For many Joshua trees, this century could be their last. They’ve managed to tolerate the assaults of prehistoric times, only to fall prey to industrial advances that are now heating up the planet, reports EcoWatch…
Oak processionary caterpillars on rampage in UK
Cases of toxic caterpillars which could wipe out Britain’s oak trees have risen 60 fold in a year, leading Britain’s Chief Plant Health Officer to issue an urgent plea for the public to look out for the pests, according to the Telegraph…
Sheffield tree activists in legal talks
Tree campaigners in Sheffield who were prosecuted by the council over a programme to fell thousands of street trees are taking legal advice to get their convictions quashed, reports the Guardian…
Tree live-tweets climate change
With a little help from scientists, a northern red oak in the Harvard Forest is sharing updates about its life, reports Atlas Obscura…
Restoring Philippines’ forests
One Tree Planted, a non-profit based out of Vermont, has been planting trees in the tropical rainforests of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines in an effort to try and restore some of the local forests to their former glory, reports Sustainability Times…
Ethiopia claims tree planting record
Ethiopia has planted more than 350 million trees in a day, officials say, in what they believe is a world record, says the BBC…
When tree planting damages ecosystems
Grassy ecosystems around the world face a new threat – tree planting, says a tropical ecology professor in the Metro…
Neighbours object to artificial oak tree
Neighbours in a picturesque London road have complained over the installation of an artificial oak tree, reports the Camden New Journal…
Age of water from tree canopy to groundwater
Understanding the ‘age’ of water in different times and places offers insights into how water moves through the hydrological cycle, explains EOS…
Rio trees are on the move
In Rio de Janeiro thousands of urban trees are being relocated, reports the Rio Times…
University regrets harvest of ancient fir
Oregon State University has temporarily stopped harvesting old trees in its research forests after a Douglas fir that was around 420 years old was cut down, reports CNN…
Fossil Fenland oak will make a table
Work is under way to turn a 5,000-year-old fossilised oak tree into an iconic table, reports the Ely Standard…
Cabin wrapped around a tree is hotel’s first room
De Zeen reports on a treetop cabin in Denmark…
‘Sneaky’ move on timber reserves in NSW
The New South Wales government is considering reclassifying old-growth forest to open up some protected reserves in the state’s north-east to the timber industry, says the Guardian…
Why staple bread to trees?
In an example of doing something stupid and finding meaning in nothing, a Reddit group is stapling bread to trees, explains Esquire…
And finally…
Pub claims to be first with its Christmas tree
According to the Independent, a pub in Bristol claims to have become the first in Britain to put up its Christmas tree, five months in advance of the festive occasion…
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