Fortuny's family tree is reproduced on a wall at the entrance of the exhibit, and it is the fruit of this tree that so elegantly fills two floors at the institute.

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At 5.5km long it is easily seen on foot, with a tree-lined walkway along the water.

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On that day, the tree is as dry as it can be.

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It is a thought that never intrudes when looking at his luminous variations on the theme of the cherry tree.

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"It gives drivers sufficient time to react if there is, for example, a fallen tree on the line, " she said.

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It is based on the Bible story of Zacchaeus, the cheating chief tax collector who climbed a sycamore tree to get a better view of Jesus.

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It is a structural British problem, too: only on our side of the English Channel can you be a tree-hugging centrist and Eurosceptic.

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