Malawi’s critically endangered national tree, the Mulanje cedars, grows atop a single imposing granite massif of Mount Mulanje, where illegal loggers are axing them to extinction. Rumoured to be the inspiration for Tolkien’s Lonely Mountain, Mount Mulanje, with its perpetual cloud cover, has a mystical ambience. Its namesake tree, grows to 50 meters or 164 […]
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Mountain Soursop
“Mountain Soursop is an evergreen tree growing to 30 feet in height. It is native to South America and has been traditionally used as a medicinal plant in tropical regions of South and North America and Africa. The fruit is edible, spherical in shape, covered with prickles and is also called Wild Custard Apple. ”
Mountain Raspberry
“Rocky Mountain Raspberry is native to USA. It can grow up to 10 feet in height. The fragrant flowers are around 2-3 inches in length with five bright white petals. The fruit is edible, dark red in colour and is said to be delicious. Edwin James, a botanist, geologist and surgeon first collected it in […]
Migliarino San Rossore Park Trail
“Migliarino San Rossore Park Trail is located in Pisa, Italy. The park was established in 1979 and covers approximately 24,000 hectares situated along the coast from Viareggio and Livorno. The trail is beautiful with over-hanging trees that provide a tunnel-like appearance with beams of light trickling in from the sides. The park is home to […]
Mangrove Forests
“Mangrove Forests consists of a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. It is one of the most productive and complex ecosystems on the planet, growing under environmental conditions that would kill ordinary plants quickly. There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees and all of them grow in […]
Madras Thorn
“Madras Thorn is a drought resistant tree! It is an evergreen tree that can grow to around 15 meters or 50 feet high. Its pods are set in a spiral of 1 to 3 whorls and strangled between the seeds that look like Jalebi, an Indian sweet. The pods are made into a sweet drink […]
Longan
“Longan is a tropical tree native to South Asia. The fruit is known as Dragon Eye in China as it resembles an eyeball when its fruit is shelled. The black seed emerges through the translucent flesh like a pupil or iris. The popular fruit is sweet, juicy and eaten fresh. It is often used in […]
A lone shrub saves a species from extinction!
A lone bush 225 feet up an isolated pinnacle of rock in the ocean off South Australia sheltered a small colony of the largest, heaviest and flightless stick insect in the world. It had become extinct in its home on Lord Howe Island, 13 miles away, because of rats from a shipwreck in 1918. In […]
London Plane
“London Plane is a popular urban tree for its tolerance to atmospheric pollution! It flowers from March to April and grows up to 30 meters or 100 feet tall. It is also called hybrid plane as it is said to be a hybrid of American sycamore and oriental plane. It has gained the Royal Horticultural […]
Loch Goil Tree house
“The Treehouse at the Lodge on Loch Goil is a beautiful wedding location! Resting on the shores of Loch Goil in Scotland, the Lodge is a 5-star exclusive-use venue specialising in small intimate weddings, corporate hospitality, fashion shoots and luxurious getaways. The treehouse is built in the huge Scots pine in the Lodge’s garden. A […]