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Chikkaiah. Awards. Padma Shri (2019) Saalumarada Thimmakka, also known as Aala Marada Thimmakka, is an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka, noted for her work in planting and tending to 385 banyan trees along a 45-kilometre (28 mi) stretch of highway between Hulikal and Kudur. She has also planted nearly 8000 other trees. [ 6 ]
The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an indigenous grassroots organization in Kenya that empowers women through the planting of trees. It is one of the most effective and well-known grassroots organisations addressing the problem of global deforestation. [1] Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977 under the auspices of the ...
Kassel, Hesse, Germany. Coordinates. 51°18′48″N 9°29′50″E / 51.31333°N 9.49722°E / 51.31333; 9.49722. 7000 Oaks – City Forestation Instead of City Administration (German: 7000 Eichen – Stadtverwaldung statt Stadtverwaltung) is a work of land art by the German artist Joseph Beuys. It was first publicly presented in ...
Quercus douglasii is a medium-sized tree with sparse foliage, generally 6–20 meters (20–66 feet) tall, with a trunk 36–60 centimeters (1–2 ft) in diameter at breast height. [5] Trunks are typically solitary, but some trees have multiple trunks. [5] [8] The tallest recorded specimen was found in Alameda County, at 28.7 m (94 ft).
A tree planter in northern OntarioTree planting is an aspect of habitat conservation. In each plastic tube, a hardwood tree has been planted. Tree planting in Ghana. Tree plantingis the process of transplantingtree seedlings, generally for forestry, land reclamation, or landscapingpurposes. It differs from the transplantation of larger treesin ...
A holiday celebrating trees. Celebrations. Planting, caring for and climbing trees, educating about the importance of trees. Frequency. Annual. Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. [ 1 ] Today, many countries observe such a holiday.
For the act of planting trees, see Tree planting. A tree plantation, forest plantation, plantation forest, timber plantation or tree farm is a forest planted for high volume production of wood, usually by planting one type of tree as a monoculture forest. The term tree farm also is used to refer to tree nurseries and Christmas tree farms.
Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [ 1 ]eastern white-cedar, [ 2 ] or arborvitae, [ 2 ][ 3 ] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States. [ 3 ][ 4 ] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.