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Tina Lernø, April 26, 2019

Friday is National Arbor Day: a day to celebrate trees. When we look around Los Angeles today with its beautiful tree-filled parks and palm-lined streets, it's hard to imagine it being any different.

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Kelly Wallace, April 27, 2018

“Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.”
—Trees by Joyce Kilmer

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David Turshyan, April 08, 2014

“For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance over many years.

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