Urban tree maintenance

Urban tree maintenance

18.03.2025, Tallinn. Cutting an old Black Poplar tree. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

Urban tree maintenance

Urban tree maintenance

18.03.2025, Tallinn. Cutting an old Black Poplar tree. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

Urban tree maintenance

Urban tree maintenance

18.03.2025, Tallinn. Cutting an old Black Poplar tree. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

Urban tree maintenance

Urban tree maintenance

18.03.2025, Tallinn. Cutting an old Black Poplar tree. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

Urban tree maintenance

Urban tree maintenance

18.03.2025, Tallinn. Cutting an old Black Poplar tree. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful Poplars in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Malang Lake Forest Farm Colorful poplars in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, Nov 22, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

Poplar Trees in The Misty Morning Mist

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Colorful poplar trees are seen in the misty morning mist along the banks of the Xuhong River in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 9, 2023.

Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village in Taklimakan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 3. various of new settlement 4. various of residents using natural gas 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 6. various of natural gas pipeline projects in Xinjiang 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: For centuries, people in Darya Boyi, a village located at the heart of the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have established their home along the banks of the Keriya River, sustaining generations by relying solely on poplar logs and red willow tree branches for cooking and heating. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village "In the past, whenever I cooked, my tears came due to the choking smoke." In 2017, the first group of 396 pe

Aerial pesticide spraying conducted in Xinjiang's natural populus euphratica forest

STORY: Aerial pesticide spraying conducted in Xinjiang's natural populus euphratica forest DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial spraying of pesticides 2. various of the natural populus euphratica forest STORYLINE: Aerial pesticide spraying operations have been conducted recently in natural populus euphratica forest in Shaya County of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to the local forestry department, spring and autumn are the peak seasons of forest diseases. The spraying covers an area of 100,000 mu (about 6,667 hectares) of natural populus euphratica forest. Located on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin, Shaya County has a total of about 3.2 million mu (about 213,333 hectares) of natural populus euphratica forest. Populus euphratica (more commonly known as "desert poplar") is a rugged species of tree, dubbed "guardian of the desert." It is resistant to low temperatures, drou

Art collection gives U.S. heartland taste of Chinese culture

STORY: Art collection gives U.S. heartland taste of Chinese culture DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: KANSAS CITY, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibits at the museum 2. various of visitors STORYLINE: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri collects over 7,500 high-quality Chinese works, ranging from ceramics to furniture, and from paintings to sculptures. Since its launch in 1933, the museum has been actively collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting works of Chinese art. And its Chinese art collection contains masterpieces in various historical stages. The most admired Guanyin of the South China Sea, measuring 2.4 meters high, 1.68 meters wide and 1.1 meters thick from China's Liao (907-1125) or Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), was carved from the trunk of a single poplar tree. The larger-than-life sculpture has created a sense of calm and warmth in the hall. An exhibition on the theme of "Lively Creatures - Animals in Chinese Art" was held at the mus

Famous tree in Hokkaido cut down by owner fed up with rude tourists

Famous tree in Hokkaido cut down by owner fed up with rude tourists

Photo taken in August 2014 shows a poplar tree, nicknamed the "Philosophy Tree," in Biei, Hokkaido, which was cut down in late February 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo