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That industry research notably includes a recommendation to clear all flammable material within the first five feet of homes in high-risk areas, including trees, plants, grasses and wooden fences.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Makepeace-Warne said the woodland would take decades to fully establish, but the survival rates of the trees so far had been very high, in some places reaching up to 98%.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

With its palm trees standing alongside the minaret and its nondescript suburban homes lining the street, this suburb presents the image of a peaceful, multicultural America.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“The ‘Turk’ and the ‘whore,’” Mr. Mikhail tells us, were unpopular in New Amsterdam, being outspoken, litigious and—most unpalatably to their frugal neighbors—commercially successful, owning fertile land and a large grove of fruit trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“I’ve got apples comin’ on from the trees up by my house,” Aunt Fanny imparted to us, “and I have ever’ one of them apples counted.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck