Trees

Ancient olive trees damaged in wildfires given new life, rehabilitated into bonsai trees

The rehabilitated trees will eventually be displayed to the public at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens in Givat Ram and at KKL-JNF's Eshtaol Nursery.

Ayalon Canada Park after the fire.
Plan of forest to be planted in Mendoza, Argentina by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in memory of those murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.

KKL-JNF to plant forest in Argentina in memory of those murdered at Nova music festival

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

THE ALMOND TREE has been watching over the Land of Israel for longer than we can fathom.

Hiking in the Holy Land: The almond tree, Israel's ancient clock


Is coffee causing deforestation?

Most of us can't start our day without a cup of coffee, but is this caffeine habit costing the planet?

Coffee beans (Illustrative)

Sylvan Adams honors parents memory at Tel Aviv University tree planting

Adams planted two Plane (Platanus) trees as a token of appreciation for his parents' efforts for, and connection with, the university.

(L-R) President of Tel Aviv University Professor Ariel Porat, pictured next to Sylvan and Margaret Adams

Jerusalem launches project to plant thousands of trees along sidewalks

Trees improve air quality by filtering harmful dust and pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the air.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion attends a trial run for a mass tree planting project across the streets of the city.

Seeing the Forest Through the Trees – A Tu Bishvat Yarzheit

Planting those trees – years before the State of Israel was declared – demanded boundless belief and optimism.

1971 JNF Tu Bishvat

Israel Philharmonic releases Tu Bishvat outdoor video celebrating nature

"Here at the Israel Philharmonic, music is in our nature, and performing, especially outdoors, helps connect us to the natural world."

THE ISRAEL Philharmonic Orchestra

TikTok’s ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu b’Shvat seriously

The goal, he told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, is to “do really particular storytelling in order to create a connection between a person and a tree.”

ALMOND TREES blossom on the Golan Heights

Celebrating trees and gardens in honor of Tu Bishvat season

This week the Jewish calendar marks the New Year for trees, Tu Bishvat. Beginning with the Mishna in Rosh Hashanah, the occasion has been turned by many communities into a fruit festival.

A WOMAN in Jerusalem takes part in a corona-era campaign by Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority calling on people to join sightseeing tours and find comfort in tree hugging.

Just as my ancestors planted for me…Tu BiShvat 2021 with JNF-USA

Tu Bishvat became a day for planting trees, and in 1908, Jewish National Fund and the educational system officially adopted this practice.

Tree planting event in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on the Gaza Border

Tu Bishvat: For the first time ever, plant a tree via Zoom

Planting a tree in the Land of Israel has great meaning and creates a profound connection between the person planting the tree and the land.

TREE PLANTING WITH the Makuya of Japan

Tu Bishvat: Trees in Jerusalem & the Judean Hills

A census of Jerusalem trees undertaken seven years ago by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel reported that some 4,900 trees in the city that are at least a half-century old.

THE ANCIENT olive tree in Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane.