In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Trees”. Listen to them as they discuss the fascinating mechanisms trees use to grow and survive. What are the oldest trees in the world? Which countries have the most trees and which countries are planting and cutting down trees? How do trees appear in religion, culture and literature? All these questions (and many more) will be answered. When Autumn Came - Faiz Ahmed Faiz 1911-1984 https://poets.org/poem/when-autumn-came   Be by Nizar Qabbani https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/nizar-qabbani-the-tree/   The tree of life in Bahrain  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Life_(Bahrain)   Oldest Trees in the world https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/oldest-tree-in-world   Deforestation in Syria: https://syriadirect.org/under-the-axe-the-fall-of-daraas-forests-and-fruit-trees/ Dragon Blood tree on the island of Socotra https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/12/saving-dragons-blood-island-refused-let-tree-die-out-socotra-yemen   Poplar Trees are Happiest  – by John Russell McCarthy https://woodlandtrust.tumblr.com/post/690916023263789056/poplar-trees-are-happiest-john-russell-mccarthy Plant a trillion trees https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/trillion-trees/ Tree statistics https://www.morfo.rest/article/top-30-forested-countries Alternative search engine https://www.ecosia.org/?https:/www.ecosia.org%3Ftt%3D2044ca88%26tt%3D2044ca88%26gad_source%3D1&tt=2044ca88&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlvW2BhDyARIsADnIe-LLHIog-ZQyQyYZpGApzW-nhZ8RU7MHLLlAPYJ5XN2jR-fQU7bwbFoaAjUYEALw_wcB When Great Trees Fall Maya Angelou https://poems.com/poem/when-great-trees-fall/ On Marriage (from The Prophet) by Gibran Khalil Gibran https://poets.org/poem/marriage-3 If you have any ideas, suggestions or feedback, please send us an email at:  wordsthatmakeus@gmail.com