#Flora: Trees

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I'm reading about how Israel, in the immediate aftermath of the 1948 Nakba, deliberately replaced olive trees and other indigenous flora with European plants. This ecological disaster, which is now proudly hailed under the banner of 'making the desert bloom,' was done to 'de-Arabize' the landscape, and to cover up - often with fast-growing European pine trees -the ruins of Palestinian villages that were destroyed by Zionists forces.

And I just need everyone to read this passage from Pappé, because the symbolism of what happened to those European pine trees in the desert speaks for itself:

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, by Ilan Pappé (2006, p. 227-228.)

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Herd of deer relaxing among some cherry tree blossoms in Nara, Japan.

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spring snow

2024/03/22

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March 2024

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Tree daisy

[horizon-series-details]

There’s a lot to unpack with the plant life that can be found in this game, but something that really sticks out would be the different trees that you’ll see when exploring. These are just four different ones I found within 10 minutes of each other. I could be wrong, but it looks like we’ve got a Gray Pine, an Alder, an Oak, and a Cedar. There are obviously plenty more trees to find, such as Palm Trees in the coast, or what appear to be Redwood trees in Stand of the Sentinels. Regardless, even just looking at the small details between these four can be quite interesting, especially when compared to their real life counterparts.

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A contorted Colorado Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis) on the edge of the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.

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order

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Jungle pond..

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July 2nd, 2025

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prunus serrulata

2024/04/09

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March 2025