Tree News

What does a pro-golfer do when his ball ends up in a tree? In the case of Sergio Garcia, he climbs up there and hits it, one-handed.

A compound extracted from the South African toothbrush tree appears to inactivate tuberculosis in a previously unseen way.

People affected by allergies to dust, nuts and other substances can often suffer worse at Christmas time compared to other times of the year. To help reduce the allergy impact the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital has issued some tips.

Sydney - The National Tree Day event at Federal Park, Jubilee Park and Harold Park on the Glebe foreshore was attended by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore.

The fifth oldest individual tree in the world, as well as the largest Pond Cypress in America, ended up being burned from the inside out on January 16.

Toronto - In a special event in Toronto, Four Season Hotel Isadore Sharp looked back to 1961, when he first brought one of the world's most recognized brands to the hospitality industry. How is Sharp and the Toronto hotel honouring its past?

Taichung - Students in Taiwan won an award for the best Christmas tree created from recycled materials with their 12 metre high tree made of plastic spoons.

Abu Dhabi - The Emirates Palace Hotel's extravagant Christmas tree, decorated in jewelry, gold and gems, and recently unveiled in Abu Dhabi, will be remembered as the most expensive Christmas tree in history, as well as the seven-star hotel's greatest regret.

Birmingham - The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but in Birmingham, Alabama, the culprits were copper thieves in a bungled theft that set the city Christmas tree on fire in downtown's Linn Park on Wednesday.

London - Many people may be left wondering where the decorations are when they view the Christmas tree located in London's Tate Britain this year, as the tree is bare.