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Not all the plants survived, partly because half the garden is shaded by a large magnolia tree on the parking strip.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Newlyweds Tito Avalos, 26, and Andrea Avalos, 24, who were visiting from El Salvador, tied their wishes to a tree together, their wrists entwined and fingers clasped.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

They also dropped by Pyongyang's top cadre school, where they planted a fir tree symbolising their evergreen friendship, Xinhua reported.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Instead, it’s inspired by the famous fig tree metaphor from Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” where each plump and juicy fig, dangling deliciously on the branches, represents a different life path for the protagonist.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Sancho climbed a tree to see the battle better—or, as Don Quixote accused him later, "to have a better view without any danger."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios