If the roots extend past three feet, chances are good that they can support the tree.

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Timberland and Smallholder Farmers Alliance are helping local farmers learn how to improve crop yields, develop eight community tree nurseries and support agricultural training centers in the region.

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Six projects will seek people to give their time to youth groups, mentoring, sports coaching, tree planting and learning support for older people.

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The young protagonist, Eddie, works days on a tree-cutting crew to support his ungrateful invalid mother.

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To do this, the Woodland Trust needed support from people who could help make tree planting a "national habit, " she said.

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Or how about we levy a special tax on newspapers and magazines and direct the money into a New Media Trust Fund out of which bureaucrats can support research on new non-dead-tree methods of disseminating news?

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RMAGs coordinate the logistics for everything from line crews, tree trimmers, damage assessors and call center support. and personnel involved in the restoration efforts.

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In Orange County, California, intra-communal rancor is growing over the local Jewish Federation's financial and organizational support for University of California at Irvine's Olive Tree Initiative.

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For example, the density of wood in a palm tree trunk varies, depending on the load it must support.

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"Tree maintenance is important, and I would very much support an annual survey, but throwing money at it isn't necessarily the right way to address the problem, " he added.

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