"If Trees Could Weep"

The weeping beech is truly a tree, and one with the unusual ability to multiply its weeping form rapidly by forming a new weeping beech wherever its branches touch the ground. Unfortunately, most trees do not possess this ability to replant. The world's forests need to be seen for what they are- giant global utilities, providing essential public services to humanity. They store carbon, which is lost to the atmosphere when they burn, increasing global warming. The life they support cleans the atmosphere of pollutants and feeds it with moisture. They act as a natural thermostat, helping to regulate our climate and sustain the lives of 1.4 billion of the poorest people on this earth. They do these things to a degree that is all but impossible for us to imagine. Currently, 32 million acres of forestland are lost each year, and only a fraction of that is replanted. If I were a tree, I would not be weeping, I would be screaming.

(But, just for the record, one woman looked a this tree and thought it was absolutely wonderful that my tree was laughing)

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