If you’re looking to enrich your garden, cherries, plums, apples, and other fruit trees are an awesome addition to an edible and lovely landscape. Fruit trees are amazing in every season. They’re a heartwarming display of aromatic blooms in spring and reward us with a dramatic foliage color in autumn. […]
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Firefighters Wrap the Largest Tree in the World in Fireproof Blanket with Wildfires Raging Close
General Sherman is the biggest tree on the planet (by volume) and it’s found in the Californian Sequoia National Park. It stands at 275 feet in height and has a 26 feet diameter. It’s taller than the Statue of Liberty and an amazing sight. However, it’s also at risk. With […]
Here’s Why the World’s Largest Tree Is Wrapped in Protective Foil Blanket
The majestic General Sherman is the biggest tree in the world by volume and it’s located in the Sequoia National Park in California. Standing at 275 feet and spreading over 26 feet in diameter, this tree is actually taller than the Statue of Liberty and magnificent sight. But, it’s also […]
Green Funeral Movement: How Is the Scattering of Ashes Helping Keep Forests Clean Forever?
Better Place Forests is a startup from San Francisco that provided the first conservation forests for spreading ashes. Located in Point Arena in California, there’s a visitor center. And, every forest has a different building; one may have bathrooms, another one storage area. They were all made with one goal-to […]
Tree Corps Has the Perfect Green Job: Planting Trees in Low Income Neighbourhoods
Without doubt, trees are essential for neighbourhoods’ resiliency, health, and temperature. Sadly, they’re not equally distributed everywhere. But, this new initiative wants to improve things. Namely, some US neighbourhoods that were redlined in the past, that is, racist maps marked them as risky for home loans because of the people […]
Pakistan Combats Massive Unemployment by Hiring People to Plant 10 Billion Trees
Despite the numerous challenges that this period of uncertainty and loss has brought for people worldwide, others have been focused on compassion, renewal, and persistence to go through this pandemic. One such optimistic view comes from Pakistan. Namely, the PM Imran Khan made the initiative from 2018 10 Billion Trees […]
Architects Design Eco-Friendly Building Inspired by Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees
Named the Rainbow Tree, this innovative condominium tower built in Cebu City in the Philippines has gotten its name from the iconic rainbow eucalyptus tree which is local to this area. This plant is popular for its rainbow effect that happens when the bark begins to peel off and unravels […]
Could Hemp Toilet Paper Save the World?
Commercially grown hemp is so versatile, eco-friendly, and sustainable. There’s no need for fertilizers or pesticides to grow it and it can be collected in as little as 70 days. The plant also requires minimal watering and is able to help the soil by encouraging its renewal. Hemp fibers are […]
Husband Plants 6000 Trees to Honour Late Wife-15 Years later, Photos Reveal the True Motive
Winston Howe loved his wife Janet. They fell in love at first sight and knew they were soul mates. Their love only grew stronger with every day passing by. They got married in 1962 and their love for each other was unconditional and so strong. People in their community would […]
People in Iceland Hug Trees to Improve their Mental Health
Social distancing is something the whole world is dealing with today. These are indeed hard and challenging times for humanity, so the Icelandic Forestry Service has some pretty useful advice to share with us. Namely, they’re encouraging people to hug trees while hugging humans isn’t recommendable. The forest rangers from […]