Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled.

在树丛的那一边，一架小飞机的发动机空转着。

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In the Amazon, my colleagues and I found the mortality rate for the biggest trees had tripled in small patches of rainforest surrounded by pasture land.

在亚马逊河流域，我和我的同事们发现，在被牧场包围的一小片雨林中，最大的树木的死亡率增加了两倍。

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Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources.

来势汹汹的野火控制使得加利福尼亚的森林拥挤不堪，小树与大树争夺资源。

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University of Arizona extension experts say covering plants and small trees with cloth or paper can help prevent frost damage.

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

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To save money,they may buy small bedding plants instead of more costly plants or trees.

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The trees grow small and stunted, their living branches bleached bone-white by wind and dust.

BBC: A return to Middle-earth

Are large street trees being reduced to small street trees, via use of cultivars, in current planting projects?

UNESCO: Do street trees have a future

Forestry Commission (FC) Wales said the affected trees were small and "measures have been put in place to minimise the risk of the disease spreading to the wider environment".

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