The Narra Tree

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Distribution:  Native to Southeast and East Asia and to the northern and southwest Pacific region; now distributed widely throughout the tropics. Size: Typically reaches 25–35 m (82–115 ft) in height with a broad canopy when grown in the open. Habitat: Grows at elevations of 1–1300 m (3.3–4300 ft) with annual rainfall of 1300–4000 mm (50–160 [...]

Cutting trees is not bad?

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Cutting trees is not really a bad thing. That’s what our friend Dave Deppner, the founder of Trees for the Future, says. Trees, he said, are an important resource for everyone on earth. What is bad is when people cut trees but do not replant them. Trees are cut for many reasons. Valuable wood is [...]