trees

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In June 2025, conservationists used special irrigation equipment to water the tree's roots in a bid to protect it from soaring temperatures.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The flea-sized psyllid bites the leaves and transmits the disease, which slowly chokes out the tree’s vascular system from the inside, taking years to finally show itself.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The cambium is like a tree’s blood vessels, carrying water and nutrients up and down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The willow tree’s branches shifted in the soft breeze coming off the river.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack