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New Word #112
sequoia tree
According to Wikipedia, sequoia usually refers to giant redwood trees, which occur naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. Each can grow to 30 feet (9 meters) in diameter and 250 feet (76 meters) high. They live a long life. The oldest one is said to be 3200 years old.
bodhi fig tree
Buddha sat underneath a big bodhi fig tree for 49 days to achieve enlightenment. And this event has really been instilled into the psyche of many people. Ever since then, great wisdom have often been uttered under a big towering tree and a wise man often sits underneath such a tree.
hemp tree
It is said hemp can rescue us from our resource shortage in wood and trees. It can grow from seedling to maturity in less than six month. In areas with optimal temperature and rain, only three to four months are needed. Other trees usually take years or decades to reach maturity. Also it is said that processing hemp trees cause a fraction of unhealthy material to be released into the environment, compared with other trees of the same size.
Indian sandalwood
This tree is so sought after for its fragrant oil that it is said its popularity has driven it to extinction.
African prune tree
An extract from the bark of this tree (Pygeum africanum) has been used in the treatment and prevention of prostate ailment. And since people are living longer and prostate issues are increasing in the general population, this tree has been driven to the brink of extinction.
Rubber Tree
I have always thought that rubber trees are indigenous to Southeast Asia, only to realize that I am wrong. It came from the Amazon forest and the British brought it to the colonies. Before synthetic rubber was made from petroleum byproduct and became widely used, the natural rubber from the rubber trees were the only rubber available. And this is why in many books and movies about Southeast Asia countries before WWII, rubber plantations are often mentioned. Somerset Maugham wrote several stories concerning such a plantation. Unfortunately often the owners couldn’t really make the money they had expected to make due to weather, bugs, financing issues, or family tragedy.
Ginkgo Tree
It is said ginkgo trees existed before dinosaurs. And it is called the living fossil. Well, probably survival is just an accident. I mean it is by accident that this tree survived while other trees perished forever.
Cherry Tree
Every spring for a brief period of time, the cherry trees in Washington DC will be blooming. And there are always people who want to drive there to take selfies. I’ve only been there once and that was before the era of social networking posting.
Haoyan Do 
These are so beautiful and I love your these words
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Thank you for your visit.
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Nice compilation here. Sandalwood has a very distinct smell and you either like it or don’t. And I learned something new about the origin of the rubber tree. Great sharing, Haoyan. 🙂
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Thank you for visiting. I’ve never smelled sandalwood and wonder what it’s like.
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It’s a distinct and pleasant smell.
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I heard of it and I wish I have the chance to smell it.
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I always have a thing for pine trees, but this also do with the fact I grew up where pine trees are as plentiful as oak.
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Oh, I love pine trees. The smell so good. And they also have pine nuts that are my favorite.
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I love that you share the specific names of a handful of beautiful trees! That level of detail in writing really helps flesh out scenery. 🙂
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Thank you Jaya. Yes, I try to practicing in writing details, although I am still in the habit of dropping off the details whenever I feel like it. LOL. The thing is one needs to make the boring details more interesting, and I am still trying to figure that out. I mean not only interesting, but with one’s own style. LOL. Maybe it is too impossible a thing to do. One never knows.
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I remember seeing a lot of pictures of Buddha under a bodhi fig tree while growing up and my mum telling me stories about his life. Very interesting list.
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Right. I feel like that too. I mean this image of Buddha sitting under a big tree is an image forever etched in our brain. I think sometimes we might mistake a silly remark under a big tree as a piece of wisdom just because the image fits in well. LOL. Sorry I should not be blasphemous about the tree or religion. I mean any religion.
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Lol I’ll remember not to say anything sarcastic under a tree.
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LOL. That’s funny. I realize that I forget other trees like pine trees and jasmine trees etc.
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Oh yeah there’s a lot of them.
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Yes, trees are wonderful.
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My favorite tree is entrée
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Since you point “entrĂ©e” out, I can’t help asking this question why entrĂ©e is pronounced as aan·tray while it is supposed to have the emphasize on the second syllable. This is why a non-native speaker like me is forever in a big mess of questions whenever English is a concern.
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Because English makes very little sense!
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Me too. My favorite tree is entrée too, especially when I am hungry.
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nice information.
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Thank you.
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