Trees

What is the connection between Zionism and planting trees in Israel?

Trees have repeatedly been destroyed by war, fires, and other causes, but we have always planted again as an expression of Jewish resilience and rebuilding.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
‘MAN IS like the tree of the field.’
Ayalon Canada Park after the fire.

Ancient olive trees damaged in wildfires given new life, rehabilitated into bonsai trees

The rehabilitated trees will eventually be displayed to the public at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens in Givat Ram and at KKL-JNF's Eshtaol Nursery.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Plan of forest to be planted in Mendoza, Argentina by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in memory of those murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.

KKL-JNF to plant forest in Argentina in memory of those murdered at Nova music festival

Tree planting has already begun near the city, and the site, which will also include a memorial for the victims, is expected to be inaugurated in October 2026.

|ByRAMI SHANI
Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

'What to do' ideas in Israel for Tu Bishvat

Need plans for Tu Bishvat? Look no further

FEBRUARY 6, 2020ByMEITAL SHARABI
KKL-JNF Child plants tree sapling

JNF-USA’s ‘Trees are Trending’ Tu BiShvat Campaign

JNF-USA supporters are being encouraged to participate in the organization’s inaugural Yoga Tree Pose Challenge.

FEBRUARY 2, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
The JNF-USA team do the ‘yoga tree’ pose to promote Tu BiShvat

Planet's oldest fossilized forest uncovered in abandoned New York quarry

The expert's findings depict a time when the planet went from having no forests, transforming into a landscape covered in trees.

DECEMBER 22, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
Central Catskills Mountains from Twin south summit

KKL-JNF Forests - The Green Lungs of Israel!

The need to save our planet has become an imperative and we will do everything possible to keep it green, clean and healthy for generations to come!

DECEMBER 13, 2019ByKKL-JNF
Dr. Doron Merkel, KKL-JNF Chief Scientist

‘Treelon’ Musk and Jack Dorsey help YouTuber plant 20 million trees

The Arbor Day Foundation expects to have all of the trees planted by 2022, its 150th anniversary.

OCTOBER 31, 2019ByRACHEL WOLF
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and fin-tech firm Square, sits for a portrait during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, June 11, 2019;SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in