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It’s interesting how much of an impact street names have on our knowledge of trees. Pretty much everyone knows that Oaks, Hickories, Walnuts, and Elms are trees, even if most people can’t identify them. I am reminded of the chapter called “Place-Names” in Proust, how some words exist that no longer refer to anything particular,Continue reading “Tree of Heaven: Tree Identification with your Nose”