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Trees

Dolomites jewel Cortina awaits Winter Games encore

FILE PHOTO: People walk along a shopping street in downtown Cortina d'Ampezzo ahead of Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People walk along a shopping street in downtown Cortina d'Ampezzo ahead of Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

MCC changes law on laminated bats as cost of willow rises

Cricket - England v India - Second One Day International - Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Britain - July 14, 2018   General view of the Marylebone Cricket Club logo    Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
Cricket - England v India - Second One Day International - Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Britain - July 14, 2018   General view of the Marylebone Cricket Club logo    Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Iconic tree from which Ipoh derived its name is now a bare trunk

Studies are being conducted to see if the tree can be planted elsewhere where it can thrive.
Studies are being conducted to see if the tree can be planted elsewhere where it can thrive.

Georgians set decorative tree ablaze to usher in hope for new year

People watch the burning of chichilaki - a traditional Georgian Christmas tree made from dried walnut branches, during a celebration in the village of Tezeri, Georgia, January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
People watch the burning of chichilaki - a traditional Georgian Christmas tree made from dried walnut branches, during a celebration in the village of Tezeri, Georgia, January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in Australia: Study

The research found that the deaths were not being matched by tree growth, so forest stock overall is declining.
The research found that the deaths were not being matched by tree growth, so forest stock overall is declining.

Tree branches to fleece jackets: Chemicals plant in Germany bets on biomass

A local factory in Germany will use trees and other organic material to make chemical products used to manufacture items such as fleece jackets.
A local factory in Germany will use trees and other organic material to make chemical products used to manufacture items such as fleece jackets.

Once-in-a-lifetime bloom: Rare palms in Rio de Janeiro flower before dying

A drone view shows Talipot palms (Corypha umbraculifera), a species native to southern India and Sri Lanka, blooming for the first time in about 50 years and flowering only once in its lifetime, at the Aterro do Flamengo park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
A drone view shows Talipot palms (Corypha umbraculifera), a species native to southern India and Sri Lanka, blooming for the first time in about 50 years and flowering only once in its lifetime, at the Aterro do Flamengo park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Tree branch snaps, falls on car in Jalan Besar

The National Parks Board said that no injuries were reported and that the obstruction was cleared at about 1pm.
The National Parks Board said that no injuries were reported and that the obstruction was cleared at about 1pm.

From Vanuatu to Australia, and then Yishun: The yellow plant giving S’pore fall colours all year

The yellow-leaved Dendrolobium umbellatum cv 'Vanuatu' in front of Yishun Polyclinic on Oct 30, 2025.
The yellow-leaved Dendrolobium umbellatum cv 'Vanuatu' in front of Yishun Polyclinic on Oct 30, 2025.

Ageing canopy turns fatal hazard as Malaysia faces rising tree-fall incidents

In separate incidents on Oct 22, a man was killed and a woman was injured when trees fell onto their cars during a heavy downpour in the city.
In separate incidents on Oct 22, a man was killed and a woman was injured when trees fell onto their cars during a heavy downpour in the city.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.