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A movable glasshouse protects the camellia in winter.
Dresden, Germany

Pillnitz Camellia

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.
Black-footed Rock Wallaby.
Desert Springs, Australia

Olive Pink Botanic Garden

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.
Does this Christmas tree in the Blue Room of the White House look good enough to eat?
science

Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Sugar

Researchers hope for a zero-waste alternative to landfills.
Rohini Chaki January 11, 2019
Charing Cross Storm Tree and plaques.
London, England

Charing Cross Storm Tree

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Big Lonely Doug

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.
Canada's Knottiest Tree.
North Saanich, British Columbia

Canada's Knottiest Tree

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.
The Patriarch Tree.
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil

The Patriarch Tree

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.
Gastro Obscura

Pettuleipä

Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark.
Tusayan Lookout Tree in 2018
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Kaibab Lookout Trees

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Gastro Obscura

The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.
"Lyra and Will's bench" that features in "The Amber Spyglass" by Phillip Pullman.
Oxford, England

Oxford Botanic Garden

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
The loneliest tree sticks out among the low-lying, wind-battered vegetation of Campbell Island.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand

World's Loneliest Tree

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Gastro Obscura

Tinder Fungus

One of the earliest fire-starting “technologies.”
Trsteno, Croatia

Trsteno Arboretum

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."
Gastro Obscura

Ambuyat

This gooey, starchy gel is Brunei's favorite flavor vehicle.
Flora, Mississippi

Mississippi Petrified Forest

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Pando in the autumn.
science

Mule Deer Are Eating Away at the Most Massive Living Thing in the World

A special aspen grove needs the chance to regenerate.
Matthew Taub October 18, 2018
Olive Branch, Mississippi

Brussel's Bonsai Nursery

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.