He says the display was designed to look like a map of the local Washington Metro train system instead of a tree.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

South Carolina's nickname is the easier of the two: It is The Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

South Carolina's nickname is the easier of the two: It is the Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

A competitor of Mars,Hershey's, supported the gene mapping of the Criollo, a far less common cacao tree.

VOA: special.2010.10.19

She put the basket of babies on a blanket in the shade of a chestnut tree.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

It can affect a large area or just individual trees or even part of a tree.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Today we tell you about some new understanding of why cutting the main branch of a plant or tree can lead to better development.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Most visitors spent a long time looking at the display called "The Tree of Life."

VOA: special.2009.12.01

More recently,"Sesame Street" launched a version of the show in Northern Ireland called "Sesame Tree."

VOA: special.2009.11.27

It probably has its nest at the top of a tall tree."

VOA: special.2010.04.03

Strangely enough she discovered this in a different kind of tree.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

That could be good advice. If you strike high up on a tree with an axe, the chip of wood that is cut off will fall into your eye.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

Ryan and four of his friends were riding in a car when the driver lost control and hit a tree.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

And that car will be parked in front of the Red Lion Inn with a Christmas tree on top."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Each of the participating businesses displays a Christmas tree on their premises decorated with special hanging ornaments.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"In the tropics, a lot of tree species don't even form rings that we can see.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

A new ring is added every year, and thicker rings represent a kind of savings account, when the tree collects more nutrients than it can use.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

It parks in front of the Red Lion Inn. As in the original picture, there is a Christmas tree on the car as it is being delivered to a family.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

So to be able to get a tree that, first of all,has very clear rings that we're able to visually match to each other and then go through and produce these long records was remarkable."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05