trees

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The cost for treating oak wilt, or any tree disease that requires a fungicide injection, depends on the tree’s diameter at breast height, or DBH.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

She told guys to write what they were grateful for inside the paper jars, which stood in for the tree’s leaves.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Just as tree rings can indicate a tree's age, thin slices taken from dinosaur bones can reveal how old an animal was and how quickly it grew.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

There are 49 saplings in total, one for each foot of the old tree's height.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

I put the fingertips of my left hand on that old tree’s trunk and felt the smooth, worn, warm whiteness.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan