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Environmental
Typhoon Shanshan destroys Japan’s 3,000-year-old ‘Princess Mononoke’ tree
Typhoon Shanshan, also known as Typhoon No. 10 in Japan’s numerical naming system, tore a 3,000-year-old Yayoi Sugi (Yayoi Cedar) tree...
Bryan Ke
Japan
Tourists flock to 1,000-year-old cedar tree resembling Studio Ghibli’s Totoro
Local and foreign tourists are reportedly flocking to a rural Japanese village to see a cedar tree that looks like Totoro from the Studio Gh...
Carl Samson
News
Historic banyan tree sparks hope as new leaves sprout after Maui fires
A 150-year-old banyan tree is becoming a symbol of hope as it sprouts new leaves after enduring some of the wildfires that have swept across...
Education
Safety concerns prompt UC Davis to remove iconic Japanese Zelkova tree
These choices are never taken lightly and reflect our commitment to the legacy and importance of our trees while ensuring the safety of our ...
Ryan General
Entertainment
500-year-old tree from Netflix’s smash hit ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ could become a monument
The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said on Monday that a 500-year-old hackberry tree that appeared on Netflix’s “Extraordinary Atto...
Editorial Staff
Thailand is fighting to save a lone tree on a small, uninhabited island from overtourism
A lone tree sitting on a small islet in Thailand has been severely damaged due to a rampant amount of tourists climbing the tree for selfie...
Rebecca Moon
Japanese Zoo Captures the Perfect Moment a Cheetah Gets Stuck in a Tree
Japanese netizens have found a new internet darling in the form of an adorable cheetah which unfortunately got itself stuck in a tree. Twitt...
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