“Indian willow sheds its leaves at the end of monsoon. It grows in forests, near swamps and streams. It can grow up to 25 meters or 82 feet and flowers from December to March. It’s yellow flowers are considered delicious and eaten in some parts of India. In traditional medicine, the bark is used to […]
Indian Mahogany
“Indian Mahogany is the state tree of Manipur, India. It can reach up to 30 meters or 100 feet and flowers from May to September. It is called red cedar in English, tun in Hindi and tairel in Manipuri. ”
A man plants a guitar-shaped forest in memory of his wife!
“A man plants a guitar-shaped forest in memory of his wife! Located in the agricultural region of Argentina’s ‘Pampas’ is a guitar shaped forest made up of over 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees. Over a kilometer in length (2/3 of a mile), it is visible by passing planes and satellites above. The loss of his […]
Frosty Trees in Germany!
The trees and grass are completely covered in a thick layer of frost, conveying an uncanny sense of stillness in each shot. These beautiful images are captured in the series “Frost” by German photographer Patrick Hübschmann. Based in Baden-Baden, Germany, he has a real talent for capturing nature in the fog and frost.
Fly through Ecuador’s Cloud Forest on a Sky Bike!
The Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador is a hideaway in the clouds. You can take a human-powered, two-seat bike across the cloud forest and see the canopy of the rainforest up close. Dangling from a 656-foot cable stretched between two points in the forest, the Sky Bike goes as high as 196 feet or 60 meters […]
Cinder Cone Treehouse
“The Cinder Cone Treehouse has a Skate Bowl, a Hot Tub and an Incredible View! Foster Huntington, a photographer and blogger is behind this treehouse located at Skamania, Washington, USA. There are two treehouses, each having about 220 sq. feet or around 20 sq. meters of space and perched in two Douglas Fir trees. Both […]
The Cherry Blossom Express!
The Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival is South Korea’s largest cherry blossom festival. It takes place from April 1st to 10th each year and attracts over a million tourists from around the world. According to Discovering Korea, an estimated 340,000 cherry trees bloom each spring in the coastline town of Jinhae. The festival began in […]
Brown-winged Kingfisher
“The Brown-winged Kingfisher is a resident of the #Sundarbans and inhabits tropical and subtropical mangrove forests. Its a large coastal kingfisher with a large red bill whose prey include crab and fish. It detects its prey from perches in the mangroves; catches crabs by flying down low to land on the mud and rapidly seizes […]
What is a Bodhighara or Tree Shrine?
“What is a Bodhighara or Tree Shrine? Bodhighara is a shrine enclosing a bodhi tree. It consists of two platforms, with the tree on the upper platform. Buddhists regard the sal or ashoka tree as being sacred as Queen Mahamaya supposedly gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha under this tree. This tree sheltered her […]
The Blue Trees Project raises awareness on deforestation!
Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos uses environmentally safe pigments to paint the trunks and limbs of trees in urban areas. Through his art installation, he is raising awareness of the nearly 32 million acres of forests lost each year around the world. He says, “The Blue Trees is a social art action. Through color I am […]