Although this may be taking the postponement of gratification to its extreme, I can’t help but feel a rising sense of pride in the three cedar of Lebanon trees (Cedrus libani) that I planted in the ...

expressed hope that the saplings “will become a symbol of friendship between Japan and Lebanon.” “The Lebanese cedar is considered a ‘revered tree’ in our country,” he said.

This fall, like every year, whole families in Lebanon are traveling to their ... one of Lebanon's national symbols, alongside the cedar tree. The olive trees are too. Everyone in this divided ...