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As this Ficus tree shows, it’s an arboreal free for all in the jungles of Cambodia. So bring along your torch and compass to explore the Cambodian temple Ta Prohm. Archeologists reckon the temple was constructed sometime between the mid-12th … Continue reading →

Bark of Rainbow Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus deglupta) in Costa Rica. Tree guru Michael Dirr calls the bark “one of the biological world’s great treasures.” The colors of the bark are due to the way patches of it shed at different … Continue reading →

Yes indeed: Trees do the darnedest things! This photo of one of Oregon’s local arboreal celebrities comes to us by way of Lynn Koch. The Douglas Fir and The Living Stump are located in the southern portion of the state … Continue reading →

This hulking creature has been dubbed — appropriately enough — The Big Tree. It stands not far from the Zambezi River above Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It would have been standing there when Scottish explorer David Livingstone (of the “Dr. … Continue reading →

This Baobab tree looms at the center of a village in the narrow strip of Namibia that is north of Botswana, near Chobe National Park. Tourists flock here to stay at the lodges on the banks of the Chobe River, … Continue reading →

Nora Palmatier (right) meets with Anne Little (l) and Carl Little (r) in Fredericksburg. The couple hires college students seasonally from nearby Mary Washington University.[/caption]In August TreeStewards Nora Palmatier and Christina Campanella met with Anne and Carl Little, the founders … Continue reading →

At the June 19 annual meeting at Fairlington Community Center  TreeStewards elected their board of directors for 2013-2014. They are: President – Nora Palmatier; VP Membership – Jessica Holliday, with assistance from TreeSteward David Clifton; VP Communications – Christina Campanella, … Continue reading →

Removing infestations of invasive weeds like bamboo and English ivy, leveraging the efforts of county workers to prune trees on public lands and disseminating information to local residents about the proper care of trees are some of the main goals … Continue reading →