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- ... that veneration of the Amla tree (pictured), in particular on Amalaka Ekadashi, is due to the belief that the god Vishnu resides in and near the tree?
- ... that the future of the tropical tree Milicia regia for timber production is threatened by a gall fly, Phytolyma lata?
- ... that the churchyard of All Saints Church, Ulcombe in England contains a yew tree claimed to be more than 2,000 years old?
- ... that seeds of the extinct tree Eucommia eocenica have been found with latex covered fossils?
- ... that the fruits of the Lecythis ampla tree resemble little wooden pots with lids?
- ... that fossilized seeds of the extinct tree Eucommia montana are found from British Columbia to Colorado?
- ... that the Australian tree Agathis atropurpurea is known as the black kauri or the blue kauri because of the colour of its bark?