An old Chinese proverb says that the best time to plant a tree was twenty-five years ago, but the second best time is now.

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If you think there's too much CO2--a doubtful proposition--plant a tree.

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So turn on the Beatles or whatever you love, plant a tree, join a community clean-up day and get some little, easy weights to use at home.

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LDP, Japanese farmers need do no more to collect their subsidies each year than plant a lone persimmon tree.

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"Schools understand that students want to leave their mark on the way out the door, but a better way to do that is to take up a donation and plant an oak tree, " said Mark Goulet, a lawyer for the school board in Smithville, Texas, where students last month were suspended after a cafeteria food fight involving burritos.

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As the Greek proverb says, why does anybody plant the seeds of a tree whose shade they will never see?

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Vanilla is a vine that requires a tutor, another plant or tree on which to grow, and some work better than others.

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Gambassi also developed a durable, sticky resin from a Para rubber tree plant, to bind the sole to the top of Brough's stiletto and platform heels.

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The council bid for a grant from the Big Tree Plant Fund and worked with Trees for Life nursery to grow the trees.

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The neem tree is something of a miracle plant in India.

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Ideally I would like to plant deep beds of greenery clouds of box, ferns, a willow tree and maybe a magnolia, with a glossy black-painted metal bench somewhere.

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