In densely packed Tokyo, flora is abundant in unassuming places. Hunting for it, as I learned, can lighten life’s loads.
Tag: Trees and Shrubs
In Kenya, a Cherished Fig Tree Gets a Reprieve
The 100-year-old tree, slated for removal to make room for a new expressway, will be preserved following a backlash from environmentalists concerned about shrinking green spaces in Nairobi.
A Famed Fig Tree’s Days Are Numbered as a New Highway Plows Through
A tree that has graced a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, for nearly a century is slated to be taken down to make way for a highway through the city intended to reduce traffic jams.
A Local’s Tour of Asturias, Spain’s ‘Natural Paradise’
After a decade spent living abroad, a photographer returns to her homeland — and revels in the breadth of its beauty.
‘A Present From Norway and It’s Dead’: Christmas Tree Unites London in Dismay
“It looks like a Christmas tree losing hair,” one Londoner said of the fir in Trafalgar Square. It did not put everyone in the holiday spirit.
Tree Stumps Are Dead, Right? This One Was Alive
When two ecologists hiking in New Zealand discovered this stump, they had to figure out how it could still be alive.
One Thing You Can Do: Know Your Tree Facts
Also this week, visiting some very big bears in a very hot Alaska.
Could This Be the End of Frankincense?
As more uses are found for the aromatic resin, the population of trees that produce it are on the brink of collapse.
‘These Forests Are the Lungs of the Country’: Thai Rangers Guard Precious Rosewood
Deep in a jungle in Thailand, a battle is being waged between poorly armed forest rangers and poachers trying to sate China’s growing appetite for rare and precious rosewood.
‘Bonsai Are Like Our Children’: Couple Pleads for Return of Stolen Trees
Seven trees, worth a total of about $90,000, were taken from a Japanese garden in January. Its owner had looked after one of them for 25 years.