From: mbottorff@lshelby.com   
      
   William Vetter  wrote:   
      
   > > The Chinese have a thingy about trees.  Every tree over a hundred years   
   > > old is considered a national treasure, with a plaque and everything.  At   
   > > least, I saw a number of plaqued trees in this book I read on Chinese   
   > > Gardens, and that was the explanation the author gave.  :)   
   >   
   > Olive trees live a long time.  Palestinian problem is essential about   
   > who occupies this or that grove of olive trees.   
      
   Sense of place, tradition AND valuable resource all rolled into one,   
   sounds like.  Pretty powerful.   
      
      
      
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