Article: Growing concern (prized for its bark, which is of use in the treatment of prostate cancer, Africa's pygeum tree faces extinction).

Article: How to pick a nursery tree. (nursery tree selection techniques) (The Trees of Home)
American Forests;  March 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Follow these guidelines, and your yard tree will be all it can be. Unless you live...s not too early to begin planning that tree-planting you've been thinking about for...head down to the local nursery, buy the tree, and start to get your hands dirty. Selecting...

Article: Landmark tree axed outside library.
Chorley Guardian (Chorley, England);  July 18, 2008 ;     420 words ...A landmark cherry tree in Chorley has been cut down despite protests. Workers...hit out at the decision to cut down the pretty blossom tree outside Chorley library. Although the tree had been earmarked for removal, local people claim they...

Article: tree
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable;      374 words ...tree a tree is sometimes taken as the type of height and strength. In poetic use, the...Middle English, the word has also been used for a genealogical table or family tree , in which the original ancestor is seen as the root, and the various lines...

Article: Follow your dreams: tree of life: Laura Rinaldi Dufresne describes how Paula Smith's ceramic tree emerged.(Critical essay)
Ceramics Technical;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......considered a manifestation of divine presence, the tree of life has long been an object of veneration...Nature and Its Symbols, 2004 (16). PAULA SMITH'S TREE OF LIFE is a majestic ceramic tree composed of 22 separate parts. It is as visionary...

Article: Anne Frank's Tree Wins a Reprieve
AP Online;  November 20, 2007 ;     406 words ...The chestnut tree that gave Anne Frank a link to the outside...city to reconsider whether the diseased tree can be saved. Judge Jurjen Bade adjourned...court officials with him to inspect the tree, watching as experts tapped its trunk to...

Article: Tree cheers for Xmas!
Evening Courier (Halifax, England);  December 23, 2006 ;     313 words ......celebrating today after their Christmas tree - which they said was the worst in Britain...he was happy to help. He added: The old tree was pretty rubbish. It was probably cut...turned out in force to welcome the new tree and made a special card and decorated tree-shap...

Article: Anne Frank's tree wins a reprieve the day before its scheduled felling
AP Worldstream;  November 20, 2007 ;     431 words ...The chestnut tree that provided Anne Frank with a visible...city to reconsider whether the diseased tree can be saved. Judge Jurjen Bade adjourned...officials with him to personally inspect the tree, watching as experts tapped its trunk to...

Article: Decade of the tree. (meditation on trees and tree planting)(includes related article) (Cover Story)
American Forests;  January 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ......Guilt was what led me to plant my first tree. The year was 1969. Silent Spring was history...my husband who suggested we buy a living tree that Christmas-I think it was a white pine-a...similar skirmishes under a neighbor's apple tree. Sometimes they were in fun, sometimes...

Article: How to prune a tree ... properly.
Sunset;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......steps to a better-looking (and healthier) tree: make big cuts, make small cuts, then thin A healthy, well-shaped tree is a valuable asset to your landscape...equity to your property. To maintain a tree's health, you need to prune its canopy...

Article: Has your living Christmas tree grown cramped in its pot.
Sunset;  December 1, 1986 ;     700+ words ...Has your living Christmas tree grown cramped in its pot? Over the years, a living Christmas tree can become a treasured part of your family's...later you'll have to decide whether to repot the tree or plant it outside. Here's how to tell if it...

Article: Principles of proper tree pruning: Jeremy Logan helps you make the cut.(DIGGING IN)
New Life Journal;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Over the centuries, tree pruning has evolved beyond simply cutting...pruning, or are just looking to enhance a tree's natural beauty, there are a few simple...branches or stems being removed from the tree. The larger the pruning cut, the longer...

Article: Tree doctor Howard Burnett.(News from the world of Trees)
American Forests;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Dear Tree Doctor: This spring I planted a seedling...ryland's former national champion white oak). The tree is now about 15-18 inches tall and very hearty...rapidly, almost doubling the size of the tree. This vigorous offshoot branch, which is...

Article: Tree doctor Howard Burnett.(protection of trees )
American Forests;  September 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Dear Tree Doctor: Lightning recently struck the maple tree in my yard. It blew the bark off about 25 percent of the base down to the roots. Other than the bark, the tree appears healthy and no branches were broken. Should something...

Article: CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL.(Holidays)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  January 1, 2004 ;     621 words ...Byline: The Register-Guard Charity Tree Pickups Lane County residents looking for...schedule a pickup Cost: $5 minimum per tree Money goes for: Troop activities THURSTON...to schedule a date and time Cost: $5 per tree, $7 if flocked Money goes for: Fund-raiser...