The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
More than ever, rich property owners are spending huge sums on full-grown oaks, palms and baobabs. They don’t have the time or patience to watch them grow.
Category: Trees and Shrubs
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Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland
The New York Times – On the Runway:
Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
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It’s the Summer of Soundwalking. He Is Your Sherpa.
The New York Times – On the Runway:
“We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.
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7 U.S. Botanical Gardens You Won’t Believe Are in the City
The New York Times – Travel:
Across America, botanical gardens large and small are perfect for a quick getaway where you can breathe fresh air, find a patch of shade and touch grass.
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‘Witness’ Tree Outside Abraham Lincoln’s Former Home Irreparably Damaged
The New York Times – Travel:
Storms damaged the American linden tree, which was alive when Lincoln lived at the home in Springfield, Ill. He left it in 1861 for the White House.
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Traveling the Hudson River Valley With Art as a Guide
The New York Times – Travel:
Artists like Thomas Cole and Frederic Church left us evidence of what America’s landscape was like 200 years ago. Using science, and art history, a writer follows their trail through the Hudson River Valley to better understand how our world has changed.
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Reclaimed Trees Get Creative Reuse With New York Heartwoods
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Megan Offner finds creative and comforting ways to salvage doomed trees.
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Tree Rings Reveal Origins of Some of the World’s Best Violins
The New York Times – Music:
A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments.
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Bette Midler on 30 Years of Planting Gardens, and Spooky Season
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She’s been planting greenery in the city for 30 years through her charity — and still loves celebrating spooky season.