Trees

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

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.
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

Jerusalem 1951, Young Girl Planting a Sapling During Tu BiShvat.

KKL-JNF marks Tu Bishvat, highlighting tree-planting tradition with newly released archival photos

Lemon Beef and stir-fry.

In the kitchen with Henny: Lemon recipes to brighten winter


Christians to plant trees in ‘fulfillment of biblical prophecy’

Watch: The Greening Israel Project

The Greening Israel team overlook a tree-planting site in Samaria

Controversial tree plantings on disputed land to resume

Government okays NIS 5.2b. plan for Bedouin communities in the Negev

 Israeli police officers clash with Bedouins during a protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the Bedouin village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 13, 2022.

Jerusalem Botanical Garden: Flowering in Israel's capital

The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has the largest collection of plants and trees in Israel.

 A view of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Four Bedouins arrested for Negev tree planting riots

The Bedouin were arrested for attacking a Jewish journalist and torching his car during riots in the Negev.

Israeli security forces clash with Bedouins during protest against forestation at the Negev desert village of Sawe al-Atrash, southern Israel, January 13, 2022.

Parashat Terumah: The magnificent acacia tree

We note that as the acacia tree can be the keystone to certain ecosystems, the Torah is the keystone to the Jewish people.

 Tree (illustrative).

Israel to plant 450,000 trees in cities in effort to counter effects of climate change

The plan, which is predicted to cost about 2.25 billion shekels, or $716 million, will be carried out between now and 2040.

 A man walks on a tree-lined sidewalk near the Valley of the Cross park in Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 2018.

Letters to the Editor January 17, 2022: National pastime

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Tu Bishvat, the New Year for trees: What is it and how is it celebrated?

Tu Bishvat, known as the New Year for the tree, will be marked this year from Sunday evening until Monday evening.

 Israeli kids plant trees for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in Haifa on February 9, 2017. Tu Bishvat is also called literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day and trees are planted in celebration.

Tu Bishvat invites appreciation of trees and greenery in Israel - opinion

Jews who lived in the Old World often encountered constant gloom, never seeing green trees or even the sunlight.

 A KEREN KAYEMETH LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund tree-planting takes place in the Binyamin region on Tu Bishvat.

In honor of Tu Bishvat, new tree bill submitted to Knesset

MK Alon Tal: "Time to plant a new law – the best birthday present we can give the country’s forests and those that will yet be planted."

Palm trees grow at an R&D station in Israel's Arava region