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So long, Methuselah

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Dang, another one of those thousands-of-years-of-life-about-to-end tales. This one is about the venerable bristlecone pines of high Colorado California. They’ve evolved to withstand almost every harsh condition there is, dating back to before the time of Alexander the Great, but … Continue reading →

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killer app-les

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We’ve been experimenting with cider lately, but nothing on this scale: a photo essay from the Guardian on an apple’s journey from tree to pub in England. Some of it is wrong (the caption writer isn’t an apple grower) and … Continue reading →

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Chainsaw Massacre

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The first cut is the deepest. But it was probably the 10th or 20th that turned this tree into an elongated stump. People. Please. Have some respect. These are trees. They’re living things, providing beauty and and nobility and oxygen … Continue reading →

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Big Fig

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The largest fig tree in Canada is taking over a residential backyard in Burnaby, BC. Or it would be if it weren’t being expertly tended by its owner, Umberto Garbuio. Umberto gets hundreds of pounds of figs off his monster … Continue reading →

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