Gumbo-limbo trees, known for their peeling red skin, strangler figs and royal palms are also among the area's plant life.

VOA: special.2010.09.21

They walk along the Frijoles stream lined with green trees that once was the only water supply for the valley.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

Some helped to rid the city of troublesome invasive plants, or cared for trees at city parks and schools.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

The satellite images may not show what the farmers are using the trees for, but trees provide nuts,fruit, wood and other products.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Scientists at the agroforestry center say the use of fertilizer trees can reduce the need for chemical nitrogen by up to three-fourths.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

We stopped in the afternoons to fish for a few minutes in little rivers turned black by the acid of cypress trees.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide ring for that year.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

Some areas of Joshua Tree National Park in California, for example, can no longer support the trees that the park is named for.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Wayne Bronner says demand for small objects to hang on Christmas trees has expanded over the years.

VOA: special.2009.12.25

Alaska's wealth in oil, natural gas,trees,fish and animal skins makes its purchase one of the greatest deals any country ever made for territory.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

For the first row nearest the fans, they generally suggested trees that lose their leaves in the fall or trees with waxy leaf surfaces.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

Some cleared the ground of trees and cut them into wood for houses.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

They suggested evergreen trees for the other two rows.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

The color green is natural for trees and grass.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

Now,small trees dot the once barren schoolyard of a village elementary school, along with special trash cans for biodegradable waste.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Many of these jobs are helping farmers at the same time: improving agricultural canals, rural roads,and planting trees to prevent erosion,for example.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

But this morning, for the first time in a long time, a few of the trees were green.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Buffalo Soldiers were responsible for cutting the first usable wagon road through Yosemite's Giant Forest of Sequoia trees.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Prizes are given for planting the most trees and picking up the largest number of plastic bags.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Backed by the U.N.account, Israeli troops returned to the border area on Wednesday and continued pruning trees and bushes which could provide cover for terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

She says many of the mangrove trees used for fuel are already gone.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Telling white pioneers that they could no longer shoot game in the boundaries of Yosemite National Park to feed their families or cut down trees for firewood was much harder.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25