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Brewer's: Tree

The oldest in the world - (1) De Candolle considers the deciduous cypress of Chapultepec, in Mexico, one of the oldest trees in the world. (2) The chestnut-trees on Mount Etna, and the…

Brewer's: Trees

Trees burst into leaf— Ash earliest May 13th, latest June 14th. Beech April 19th, “ May 7th.” Damson March 28th, “ May 13th.” Horse-chestnut March 17th, “ April 19th.” Larch March…

Are There Trees in Iceland?

The Question: I would like to know where in Iceland trees grow. In what city or cities can they be found? The Answer: There aren't many trees…

The Rose Tree

The Rose Tree“O words are lightly spoken” Said Pearse to Connolly, “Maybe a breath of politic words Has withered our Rose Tree; Or maybe but a wind that blows Across the bitter sea.”“It needs…

The Juniper-Tree

The Juniper-Tree Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich man with a good and beautiful wife. They loved each other dearly, but sorrowed much that they had no…

Trees Lounge

Director/Writer:Steve BuscemiDirector of Photography:Lisa RinzlerEditor:Kate WilliamsMusic:Evan LurieProduction Designer:Steve RosenzweigProducers: Brad Wyman and Chris HanleyOrion; R; 94…

Aesop's Fables: The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree

by Aesop The Frogs Asking for a KingThe Lion and the BoarThe Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree An Olive-tree taunted a Fig-tree with the loss of her leaves at a certain season of the year. "You…

tree

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of trees tree, perennial woody plant with a single main stem (the trunk, or bole) from which branches and twigs extend to form a characteristic crown of foliage. In…

Sara Teasdale: The Tree

The TreeOh to be free of myself, With nothing left to remember, To have my heart as bare As a tree in December;Resting, as a tree rests After its leaves are gone, Waiting no more for a…

Brewer's: Fir-tree

(The). Atys was metamorphosed into a fir-tree by Cybele, as he was about to lay violent hands on himself. (Ovid Metamorphoses, x. fable 2.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…