Here is another monthly 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.
Two-acre cashew tree looks like a mini forest
The largest cashew-nut tree in the world is featured in the Mail Online…
Big cats love climbing trees
Researcher Alexander Braczkowski spent a year monitoring and filming tree lions in the Queen Elizabeth conservation area in Uganda – the drone video is on the Guardian website…
Tree therapy for disability centre in China
A rehabilitation centre for people with disabilities in Shenzhen, China, will be covered in plants and trees, for their therapeutic value, reports New Atlas…
Bear rescued from pear tree
A young brown bear stranded up a pear tree was rescued after two days of efforts by rescue crews in Turkey, reports the Daily Sabah…
Stylish bunker features tree in a jar
An underground bunker featured in Designboom includes a glass-encased tree…
Physics explains why tree snakes can ‘fly’
Science Alert reports on theories about the bizarre ‘flight’ of tree snakes…
Book review: Magical realism in Iran
After the 1979 Islamic revolution, a bereaved family seek solace in the ancient forests of northern Iran, in Shokoofeh Azar’s novel The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, reviewed in the Guardian…
Felled tree becomes owl carving
A felled tree has been given a new lease of life with a magnificent carving of an owl in Holden Woods Antique’s car park in Haslingden, according to the Lancashire Telegraph…
Columnist takes on lemon tree challenge
Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles says he may spend the rest of his life trying to grow a lemon tree…
More tree planting needed in UK…
The UK needs to accelerate rates of tree planting to 30,000 hectares a year to absorb carbon dioxide, prevent flooding and restore wildlife populations, according to a government consultation featured in The Ecologist…
…and Wales lags behind
Wales is falling behind the rest of the UK in planting trees to tackle climate change, according to official statistics reported by the BBC…
And finally…
Why is a tree sprouting from this boat?
The Queen’s House, Greenwich hosts this quiz in the Guardian, setting questions to explore art collections of museums closed due to coronavirus…
You can read all my previous tree news posts here…
The Squirrelbasket 
That Chinese rehab looks inviting. Would make a good hotel too.
Wonder if the real thing will look as good as the artist’s impression!
All the best 🙂