Rooted in enlightenment

The tree resides at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar (Burma). This pagoda along with hundreds of smaller pagodas and tepas are covered with gold leaf and priceless jewels.
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Horticulturist columnist Norman Bezona is off traveling the world, namely South East Asia. He’s taking a week break from his column, but still snapped some pictures of impressive landscaping he’s come across in his travels, such as in Yangon, Myanmar.