Ancient tree suffers fatal blow

Evening News - Scotland;  May 13, 2006 ;     634 words ......destroyed Britain's oldest sycamore tree, which stood in the grounds...college for nearly 450 years. The ancient tree, at Newbattle Abbey College...ground. Nobody was hurt by the tree, which was known to be rotting...the college, saw the mammoth tree fall. He said: "It was strange...30 ...

Answer Man Tracks Roots Of NIH Tree to Greece

The Washington Post;  July 22, 2007 ;     628 words ......and age of the magnificent ancient tree on the grounds of the NIH...5014. Any history on the tree would be much appreciated. We love to visit this tree often and have taken many...representing some 158 species. Each tree is entered into the computer...

Tree's felling sparks chainsaw massacre fears

Gloucestershire Echo, The;  August 30, 2008 ;     380 words ...Nature-lovers are furious that an ancient tree has been axed in the grounds...when they learned the landmark tree would not be replaced because...than Romans. "I understand the tree is diseased, but how many more...Madelaine Hale, who walks past the tree daily, said: "You take trees...

Cuttings from ancient tree may be used to clone it

Charleston Daily Mail;  October 11, 2002 ;     336 words ......sample in the 1950s. Although the name is biblical, the tree is believed to predate Christ by almost 3,000 years...healthy," said David Milarch, co-founder with his son of the tree project. "It's gnarly from almost 5,000 years of harsh...Terry Mock traveled six hours from Las Vegas to reach the tree. A ...

Ancient Tree in Indiana Not So Ancient

AP Online;  March 22, 2006 ;     253 words ......EDINBURGH, Ind. A large oak tree dug up last summer in a southern...news," he said. He said the ancient tree's growth rings, which capture a year-by-year record of the tree's seasonal growth, could shed...A dredge operator found the tree _ its root crown and much of...south of Indianapolis. ...

TREE SAVED FROM CHOP.(News)

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  June 13, 2003 ;     276 words ......CASWELL PEOPLE power saved an ancient tree from being destroyed at the...years old,faced the axe but tree fellers gave concerned residents...order from Wirral council. The tree on Ringwood,off Talbot Road...residents were stunned to find the tree,outside The Malverns apartment...

Experts left baffled by an ancient apple tree

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  January 30, 2007 ;     557 words ......enjoyed the fruits of the ancient tree, known as Granfer's Apple...planted it. Although the apple tree is one of the oldest in Britain...have been. I went to see the tree the following spring to have...and we think he planted the tree. It looks like he took the secret of the tree to ...

Primordial roots.(portrayal of tree of life as a decorative symbol in home...

Home Accents Today;  November 1, 2006 ;     71 words ...Tracy Bulla The ancient Tree of Life motif, often portrayed as an...Often associated with immortality, the Tree of Life symbol experienced rebirth in...Klimt's famous Art Nouveau painting. Today, Tree of Life imagery gracefully blooms in...

Protect this ancient tree

New Straits Times;  March 3, 2008 ;     266 words ......Times 03-03-2008 Protect this ancient tree Byline: W.M. Ramli Edition...discovery of the giant chengal tree at Pasir Raja Forest Reserve in Dungun, Terengganu ("Huge tree that has lived 1,300 years" - Travel, NST, Feb 19). The tree is believed to be the biggest...

TAS: Conservationists stake out ancient tree to hold off loggers

AAP General News (Australia);  November 12, 2003 ;     521 words ......Conservationists stake out ancient tree to hold off loggers By Graeme...the canopy of a 400-year-old tree, vowing to save an ancient...above the ground in a hardwood tree in the Styx Valley in southwest Tasmania. The tree is one of a number slated...

Ancient tree is root of surgery parking problem.(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  June 4, 2001 ;     194 words ......parking facilities in favour of an ancient tree. Rugby Borough Council's planning...order on a nearby copper beech tree. The decision means the surgery...years. I cannot believe one tree is stopping the sick and needy...take a chainsaw and chop the tree down myself. Rugby Borough Council...

Ancient tree towers near train's path; Copper beech brought to America by...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  March 19, 2005 ;     468 words ......in their front yard - a copper beech tree believed to have passed through the hands...Franklin and John Adams. "We love the tree," Eleanor LeBlanc, 71, said as she stared out the window at the deciduous tree towering over her Green Street home...

All worship the ancient tree.

Alberta Report;  May 14, 2001 ;     438 words ......the 165-foot-high, 800-year-old cedar tree is that it is actually Tofino's oldest...90% of its internal strength, and the tree could fall at any time. The city, which owns the property on which the tree stands so precariously, has ordered its...

All worship the ancient tree; B.C. protesters act as if preserving a...

The Report Newsmagazine;  May 14, 2001 ;     433 words ......the 165-foot-high, 800-year-old cedar tree is that it is actually Tofino's oldest...90% of its internal strength, and the tree could fall at any time. The city, which owns the property on which the tree stands so precariously, has ordered its...

Vic: Too late to save 400-year-old tree on tollway route: Bracks

AAP General News (Australia);  June 20, 2006 ;     416 words ......Australia) 06-20-2006 Vic: Too late to save 400-year-old tree on tollway route: Bracks By Danny Rose and Nick Lenaghan MELBOURNE, June 20 AAP - A 400-year-old gum tree looks destined for the chop because it stands in the way...before Captain James Cook landed in Australia in 1770. The ancient tree ...