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No. 1 movie of all time–all about trees

Posted on January 27, 2010 at 9:26 am

There is a Hometree, a Tree of Souls, and even a Tree of Life.
Who knew the most popular, highest grossing film of all time would be about trees?
Friends of Trees is proud to endorse Avatar as its tree movie of the year.
Any idea what type of species that Hometree is?
–Toshio Suzuki

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Crochet tree coming to Portland Building

Posted on January 13, 2010 at 3:05 pm

As part of a rotating installation art program at The Portland Building downtown, a local artist will introduce a life-size paper dress called the Mother Tree next month.
Helen Hiebert will work two hours every weekday, from Feb. 16 to March 12, until the installation funded by the Regional Arts & Culture Council is finished.
And she [...]

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New book finds art inspiration in trees

Posted on January 5, 2010 at 1:49 pm

An art gallery owner who found inspiration in a Dr. Seuss bumper sticker is now selling her new coffee table book under a similar name.
‘Speak for the Trees’ is a visual and literary compilation, combining 76 world-renowned artists (David Hockney, Yoko Ono, Mark Ryden, Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Starn Brothers) with quotes from selected writers or visionaries [...]

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‘If trees could talk … what would they tell us?’

Posted on September 15, 2009 at 4:50 pm

The Vermont Division of Forestry is celebrating its centennial with art and writing contests from school children. This first place letter is from William Douglas, who is in the kindergarten to second grade section:
One day I was walking in a forest. Then I found a tree.
It seemed like a perfect tree for a tree [...]

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