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7th December 2011Development tree surveys to identify assets and constraints.
16th December 2011Krishna on the inspiring life of trees
Lord Krishna surrounded with trees.
Trees form a key aspect to several Asian religions. The banyan tree is best known as sacred to Buddhists as after the Buddha attained enlightenment sitting under one. However trees are also important for Hindus and they feature prominently in the Bhagavad Gita, where Krishna uses tree to explain the meaning of life.
“Have a look at these great blessed trees, who live only for the welfare of others, themselves facing the severity of stormy winds, heavy showers, heat and snow, all the while protecting us from them. The birth of trees is the most blessed in the world, as they contribute unreservedly to the well-being of all creatures. Just as no needy person ever returns disappointed from the house of a benevolent individual, similarly do these trees do for those who approach them for shelter. All of their many parts – leaves, flowers, fruits, shadow, roots, bark, wood and fragrance, are useful to others… A tree does not withdraw its cooling shade even from the one who has come to cut it.”(Bhagavata Purana 10.22.32 – 35)
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I'm a Chartered Arboriculturist at AWA Tree Consultants Ltd. As well as detailing our recent tree survey and arboricultural consultant work, this blog includes wide ranging arboricultural musings, including tree facts, opinion and anecdotes on trees in human culture.
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