“Tree-Planting Drone – The Future of Planting Trees? Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are small remotely-guided devices used for everything from delivering packages to surveying wildlife populations. BioCarbon Engineering, a British engineering firm believes drones may soon have the potential to plant around one billion trees per year to help counter deforestation across the […]
Month: June 2016
Treehotel in Harads
“Treehotel in Harads, Sweden offers a unique hotel experience by allowing people to enjoy the serenity of nature along with stay at contemporary tree rooms. The rooms are suspended 4-6 meters above ground – all with beautiful views of miles of forest and the Lule River. They look like mysterious cubes floating across the trees. […]
Tree of Heaven
“Tree of Heaven is native to China. It can grow to around 21 meters or 70 feet high. It is drought tolerant and highly tolerant of most industrial pollutants which makes it an ideal urban tree. It is a short-lived tree with a life span of around 30 to 70 years. It is mentioned in […]
Tree kangaroo
“Tree kangaroo, a kangaroo that lives almost entirely in the trees! It can be found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia. Tree kangaroo and the kangaroos we associate with Australia both fall under the umbrella of Macropods – the family of plant-eating marsupials that includes kangaroos and wallabies. Macropods all used […]
Tree Church
“Tree Church – A living, breathing church in New Zealand! The Tree Church is formed almost entirely from living trees and set among 3 acres of landscaped gardens. It can seat a hundred people and is located at Ohaupo in Waikato, New Zealand, It was first planted by Barry Cox on his property in 2011. […]
Amazing Tree Canopy Walkway!
“Amazing Tree Canopy Walkway! The Kirstenbosch Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway in Cape Town, South Africa is a raised walkway that lets you see the forest and the trees the way a bird might. It takes you from the forest floor into and through the trees and bursts out above the canopy, giving breathtaking panoramic vistas […]
Tree Bean
“Tree Bean’s edible pods are considered a delicacy in Manipur, India! It can grow to over 30 meters or 100 feet high and is found from north east India to Indonesia. The fruit is long, contains flattened legume pods that can hold up to 21 edible seeds. Its seeds are used in traditional medicine and […]
Trail Marker Trees
“Trail Marker Trees as they are called were shaped into a specific form to be easily recognized and then used to aid in land and/or water navigation as well as to mark significant Native American sites. These trees would help guide Native Americans along the safest route in their journeys and would direct them in […]
Thuja
“Thuja or Morphankhi is an evergreen coniferous tree native to Asia and North America, and is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. Although it can grow more than 100 ft tall at times, it is commonly grown as smaller bushier shrub and is also used for hedges. In Canada, leaves of Thuja are used to […]
The Tree of Life
“The Tree of Life! It is located in Bahrain, estimated to be 400 years old and is around 32 feet in height. It is a local tourist attraction as it is the only major tree growing in the area. Around 50,000 tourists visit it each year. This particular tree species is well adapted to arid […]