In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Trees”. Listen to them as they discuss the fascinating mechanisms trees use to grow and survive. What are the oldest trees in the world? Which countries have the most trees and which countries are planting and cutting down trees? How do trees appear in religion, culture and literature? All these questions (and many more) will be answered.

When Autumn Came - Faiz Ahmed Faiz 1911-1984

https://poets.org/poem/when-autumn-came

Be by Nizar Qabbani

https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/nizar-qabbani-the-tree/

The tree of life in Bahrain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Life_(Bahrain)

Oldest Trees in the world

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/oldest-tree-in-world

Deforestation in Syria:

https://syriadirect.org/under-the-axe-the-fall-of-daraas-forests-and-fruit-trees/

Dragon Blood tree on the island of Socotra

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/12/saving-dragons-blood-island-refused-let-tree-die-out-socotra-yemen

Poplar Trees are Happiest – by John Russell McCarthy

https://woodlandtrust.tumblr.com/post/690916023263789056/poplar-trees-are-happiest-john-russell-mccarthy

Plant a trillion trees

https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/trillion-trees/

Tree statistics

https://www.morfo.rest/article/top-30-forested-countries

Alternative search engine

https://www.ecosia.org/?https:/www.ecosia.org%3Ftt%3D2044ca88%26tt%3D2044ca88%26gad_source%3D1&tt=2044ca88&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlvW2BhDyARIsADnIe-LLHIog-ZQyQyYZpGApzW-nhZ8RU7MHLLlAPYJ5XN2jR-fQU7bwbFoaAjUYEALw_wcB

https://poems.com/poem/when-great-trees-fall/

On Marriage (from The Prophet) by Gibran Khalil Gibran

https://poets.org/poem/marriage-3

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