The Tree Blog » Death http://www.thetreeblog.com Trees, Tree Management and Arborist News from an Australian perspective Wed, 12 May 2010 13:11:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Twice as many trees now dying … http://www.thetreeblog.com/2009/01/27/twice-as-many-trees-now-dying http://www.thetreeblog.com/2009/01/27/twice-as-many-trees-now-dying#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:14:09 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=134 According to the LA Times, tree death rates have more than doubled over the last few decades in the old-growth forests of the western United States …

Apparently some scientists are pointing the finger at increased temperatures due to climate change.


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2009/01/27/twice-as-many-trees-now-dying/feed 0 Boy killed by fallen tree http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/09/28/boy-killed-by-fallen-tree-in http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/09/28/boy-killed-by-fallen-tree-in#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:41:06 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=96 A 4 year old boy on holidays was tragically killed by a falling palm tree in Queensland.

The news report below includes some comments by an arborist.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwDoO2n3eOM

Palm trees can not just be pretty, but also dangerous.


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