Thanks for helping us plant 1,000 trees during SXSW.

During SXSW, we asked you to show your support for our leafy friends by voting YES for trees. The idea was simple: if you and 999 of your pals voted YES, we would plant 1,000 trees in a non-harvest location in the U.S. So on behalf of cedars, sycamores and possibly hackberry trees everywhere, we're thrilled to announce that our mission was successful. This spring, the good people at the reforestation non-profit Plant-It 2020 will be digging deep in the cool, Colorado earth to plant 1,000 indigenous trees. Thank you so much for doing your part and supporting our little effort to plant some trees and do some good. Oh, and a special thanks to all of our Twitter pals for spreading the word, too.
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Questions You May Have About Trees:

It's completely normal to have questions about trees and how they work. Here are some of the more common tree queries, and their answers.

1. What are trees?
2. Who put them there?
3. Are they dangerous?
4. How are they different from birds?
5. At a party last Friday, somebody said, "Let's make like a tree and leaf." Should I have punched that person in the nose?

What are trees?
Trees are the tall, branchy things attached to the ground through a system of what are known as "roots" in academic circles and "ground attachy thingies" in less academic ones. Trees are commonly spotted in the American Southwest and in some parts of Rhode Island.

Who put them there?
Cavemen, we think.

Are they dangerous?
Scientists tell us that on the Chart of Peril, trees are categorized as being less dangerous than wolves but slightly more dangerous than jelly. They also tell us that should you ever find yourself in the middle of a tree attack, it's best to remain still, avoid eye contact, back away slowly, and - most of all - remember that trees are as afraid of you as you are of them. Except for Hackberries, which know no fear.

How are they different from birds?
Probably the biggest difference between trees and birds is that most trees don't eat worms. Otherwise, they're really very similar. One trick for figuring out whether you're looking at a tree or a bird is to try climbing it - if you reach what appears to be the third branch, it's probably not a bird.

At a party last Friday, somebody said, "Let's make like a tree and leaf." Should I have punched that person in the nose?
Yes.


Did you know?

The word "tree" comes from the Mayan word meaning "to sauté and serve with a side of rice or hushpuppies."
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What are trees doing right now?

Let's find out.
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