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Taking root: The passion of tree lovers

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In her book, “The Tree Collectors,” writer and illustrator Amy Stewart recounts stories of people who harbor tree obsessions, from the designers of leafy urban spaces, to those who lovingly cultivate ancient tree species. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Stewart, who calls planting a tree “an act of hope”; Kao Saelee, who grows tropical fruit … Read more

Falling tree kills 3, including 10-month-old, during Easter egg hunt in Germany

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Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said. Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event in a wooded area near the town of Satrupholm at about … Read more

Clones of Stumpy, Washington D.C.’s beloved cherry blossom tree, have flowered for the first time

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Stumpy lives again. Clones of the scraggly, beloved cherry blossom tree felled two years ago in the nation’s capital have flowered for the first time this spring, reaching what federal officials described Wednesday as a “pinnacle achievement.” The U.S. National Arboretum said in a statement that the plant material used to propagate the Yoshino cherry … Read more