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Friday, Aug 16

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Return of the king: Clippings from DC icon Stumpy are sprouting into new cherry trees

www.nbcwashington.com

The U.S. National Arboretum announced Tuesday that clippings from the original cherry tree on the Tidal Basin rooted into self-sustaining plants — meaning the saga of Stumpy continues after D.C.’s favorite little cherry tree got the chop…

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People putting Christmas trees up as Home Bargains now stocking decorations

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Some say it is too early to be in the shops - but others are ready to dive straight into the festive season in August

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In the galleries: Trees provide inspiration and materials for exhibit

www.washingtonpost.com

D.C’s leafy canopy and attendant artworks, a focused set of landscape drawings, honoring Black ancestry and winners of a printmaking competition

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Jigawa plants thousands of trees to mitigate flooding

blueprint.ng

The Jigawa state government Thursday set machineries in motion to fight desert encroachment and the incessant flooding that is currently threatening so many communities in the northern part and causing …

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India plants trees at City Part to marks 78th independence day

www.the-star.co.ke

Environment CS Aden Duale presides over event, where 3,000 bamboo trees were planted.

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Thursday, Aug 15

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Help plant hundreds of trees across 3 Pflugerville neighborhoods

www.kxan.com

The City of Pflugerville is recruiting volunteers to help replenish the tree canopy of three neighborhoods this fall and spring.

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Dollar Tree’s $1.25 home essential flying off shelves – it’s identical to Walmart’s but $20 cheaper

www.the-sun.com

CUSTOMERS at Dollar Tree have been flocking to grab a home essential at a staggeringly low price.

For climate-fighting farms, squeeze in some trees: study

www.conservation.org

Farmland worldwide could stash away as much planet-warming carbon as the global emissions of all cars combined — if it integrates more trees, our new study finds.

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Trees compete for space, light and resources, and those clashes can leave battle scars

phys.org

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There's intense competition for light and space. Every shift…

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Trees compete for space, light and resources, and those clashes can leave battle scars

theconversation.com

For trees, growing to maturity involves much more than just reaching upward.

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[PHOTOS] Duale, Indian High Commissioner plant 3,000 trees

www.the-star.co.ke

The exercise was done to mark India's 78th Independence Day.

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California is home to millions of urban trees: What happens when they die?

phys.org

To stop California's 6 million urban trees from knocking out power lines, crashing through houses, or lying across streets when they die, humans have to intervene.

Joshua trees bloom more often with climate change, study finds. Here's why people are worried

www.latimes.com

A new study reveals that the icons of the Mojave Desert are experiencing much different conditions from what they had in the early 20th century, and that those conditions are changing the frequency of their reproductive activity.

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Madrid’s summers can be brutally hot. So why are so many of our trees being chopped down? | Felicity Hughes

www.theguardian.com

Increasing tree cover in urban areas could reduce heat-related deaths – but a fight has ensued between corporate interests and residents

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Parks, pools, trees – and dogs – get a boost in new city budget

www.austinmonitor.com

The new city budget City Council passed Wednesday delivered good news for parks and park lovers with the creation of a land acquisition fund, improved parks maintenance, additional funding for tree-planting projects and a dog park in…

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Ogun plants trees to restore ecosystem

thenationonlineng.net

The Ogun State Government said it will plant thousands of trees across urban and sub-urban areas of the state to restore its eco-systems, enhance biodiversity, combat climate change and improve

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Action 13 gets answers for NE Harris Co. neighbors plagued by leaning trees since Beryl

abc13.com

The trees presented a danger to children outdoors, one neighbor said. It turns out that the last straw was when a school district complained twice about its buses being unable to safely drive through.

Wednesday, Aug 14

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Dollar Tree’s $5 back-to-school item is flying off shelves – it comes in several colors and is $8 cheaper than Amazon’s

www.the-sun.com

SCHOOL is already back in session for many kids nationwide, and a popular essential is catching parents’ attention at Dollar Tree.