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“Walking Tree” resembling an Ent from LOTR crowned New Zealand’s tree of the year
In a scene reminiscent of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a solitary northern rātā tree with a striking resemblance to a walking Ent has been crowned New Zealand’s 2024 Tree of the Year.
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