Tree-ring music: tree cookies on turntables
YEARS from Bartholomaus Traubeck on Vimeo.
And we thought trees were the “strong and silent type.”
Check out this music made by a turntable that reads tree-rings. Who knew trees could make music in addition to rustling their leaves?
Thank you to Treehugger blogger Stephen Messenger for posting this story and to artist Bartholomäus Traubeck for designing a record-player “capable of digitally reading tree-slices and translating them into surprisingly moving piano music.”
The Link Between Trees & Human Health is About Life & Death
This year’s Urban & Community Forestry Conference, sponsored by Oregon Community Trees and Oregon Department of Forestry, focused on
Climate Change & Giant Sequoias
“The world’s largest living species, native to California’s Sierra Nevada, faces a two-pronged risk from declining snowpack and
Young trees need water during cold, dry spells
By Kris Day Do your new tree a favor by giving it a long, slow drink when a cold, dry spell is upon us—especially if it’s evergreen!
The Man Who Planted Trees & other books to start the New Year
Recently The New York Times Book Review featured inspiring new books about trees. At the top of the list? Jim Robbins’ “The Man Who