{"id":139,"date":"2022-10-20T14:26:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:19:12","slug":"story-of-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/story-of-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of a Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A changing tableau at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troymarket.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Troy Waterfront Farmers Market<\/a><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_209\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factories-boy-pointing.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209\" class=\"size-large wp-image-209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factories-boy-pointing.jpg?resize=640%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factories-boy-pointing.jpg?resize=1024%2C826&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factories-boy-pointing.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factories-boy-pointing.jpg?resize=768%2C619&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factories-boy-pointing.jpg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More factories are built. Is this sustainable?<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/story-of-a-tree\/tree-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>See the February through April 2022 series here. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?resize=640%2C103&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?resize=1024%2C164&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?resize=300%2C48&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?resize=768%2C123&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?resize=1536%2C246&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?resize=2048%2C328&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/justindupont.com\/TWFM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tree_banner.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who are the trees?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Over<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgci.org\/news-events\/how-many-tree-species-are-there-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 60,000 different species of trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Two general categories: hardwoods (angiosperm) like oak, maple, and apple; and softwoods (gymnosperm) like pines, cycads, and Ginkgo.<\/li>\n<li>Some of the largest living things on earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why do we want trees?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Trees <a href=\"https:\/\/iee.psu.edu\/news\/blog\/how-many-trees-are-needed-take-carbon-dioxide-i-release-every-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absorb carbon-dioxide<\/a> and store carbon.<\/li>\n<li>Trees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/how-much-oxygen-does-one-tree-produce-606785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release oxygen<\/a> which we need for our life.<\/li>\n<li>Trees are the natural habitat of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plt.org\/educator-tips\/animals-live-trees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forest-atlas.fs.fed.us\/lives-forest-birds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birds<\/a> and insects.<\/li>\n<li>Trees are a source of fruits and flowers.<\/li>\n<li>Trees provide cooling shade and hold water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Fun Tree Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you know that trees talk to each other and share food? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ted Talk video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some trees <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_oldest_trees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live over 4,000 years.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>More stories about trees<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Judy Dench video \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=br3i6qlwxiU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Passion for Trees<\/a>\u201c<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arbor Day Foundation<\/a> \u2013 planting trees around the world<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/stories\/living-among-the-trees-five-animals-that-depend-on-forests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animals that live among the trees<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>For Questions and Comments contact Justin DuPont at <a href=\"mailto:justindupont25@gmail.com\">justindupont25@gmail.com<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A changing tableau at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market See the February through April 2022 series here. &nbsp; Who are the trees? 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