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nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” This aligns perfectly with metaphors in the book Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. In this story, Laurie uses the symbol of a tree to represent the main character, Melinda, as she struggles to overcome a difficult experience in her life. The trees represent Melinda’s transformation from trying to be someone she wasn’t, to becoming utterly depressed, to overcoming her pain, and

Deep in the overgrown woods of the Ebony Forest, where the trees are as dark as the night sky currently above it, a small light flickers into the shadows as a lone figure sits down in the dirt, his back to a tree, with a small contraption that produces a small flame from the end. The figure pulls the hood of his cobalt blue robe down a little further as a strong gust of wind blows by; not only causing him to shiver, but for his small flame to go out as well. Letting out a small gasp, he clicks a

Asian longhorned beetle Introduction Forty two percent trees on Toronto's streets are targets of the Asian longhorned beetle. The scientific name for the Asian longhorned beetle is the Anoplophora glabripennis. This beetle is native to China and other parts of Asia. The Asian longhorned beetles destroy our trees by making holes that go directly through them. There are many things we can do to prevent the Asian longhorned beetle from spreading. As you will read in this report, we can get rid

those that come from a far away land in order to form the illusion of the “White Picket Fence Society”, which is obviously a place that values diversity. Our world is encompassed by trees. I live in a part of suburbia where it is required to have a tree in the middle of your lawn: this is to enforce the uniformity all suburbs have. The end mission of this being to have every individual conform to the idea of the perfect person and for them to become that idea. Even though we keep on trying, man-made

leaf cover present determines the amount of light that reaches the understory. This can be measured using the LAI (Leaf Area Index), which is the amount of leaves per unit ground area. Light quantity in forests is affected by several factors such as tree species, age, and density. Looking at the amount of light that can penetrate to the understory also shows how much moisture can reach that level. The amount of light and moisture that reaches the forest floor determines how much biomass will be present

Whether it's routine maintenance of trees and hedges or the debris caused by a strong summer thunderstorm, many homeowners and landscaping professionals often find themselves facing a mess outside that requires their attention. The best way to handle this type of mess is to put away the rakes and gloves in favor of a chipper shredder like Cub Cadet's CS 2210 model. This chipper shredder is designed to handle limbs and other lawn debris of moderate size, capably chopping it down into a very fine mulch

content in the tree area will defiantly change after three big trees removal and the site soil might get different influence due to the tree conditions. According to the AS2870 (2011), it is found that ‘the water uptake by trees is mainly related to 9 elements, including 1) tree species; 2) tree health; 3) stage of growth; 4) total leaf area; 5) height; 6) root, trunk and branch mass; 7) soil type; 8) climate; and 9) tree water suction

1. INTRODUCTION Oak savannas and woodland ecosystem were once common in Central North America prior to European settlement and once covered an estimate of 11 million ha. They were generally known as plant communities where trees are present but their density is so low that it allows grasses and herbaceous vegetation to dominate the landscapes. This type of ecosystems has been found to develop (in temperate zones) as a transition between grasslands and forest (Curtis 1959). During pre-settlement

official world’s oldest known living tree, is about 4,847 years old. It is a Great Basin bristlecone pine that grows in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California. The exact location of the tree is not publicly disclosed as well as no picture of it is shared for its protection. According to New York Times, the officials did not impart any picture of Methuselah because they fear that visitors can trace its exact location. This is to safeguard the oldest tree from any harassment such as visitors

upside-down-ice-cream-cone shape, a soft teal, with spines that were more plastic than they were needles. My father tamed it gently with his hand, and proceeded to trim the bottom branches. With the earsplitting shriek of the chainsaw, and a few tense moments later, the tree plummeted gracefully to the ground, and my father hoisted it up onto his shoulders, propping it on the van before giving it a final shove onto the roof. I retrieved the string to tie it up from the back seat. The bulky twine was surprisingly smooth