Here are 100 tree proverbs collated by Anna Fraser who put togethor the amazing site www. the-tree.org.uk

He who plants a tree plants hope
( Lucy Larcom)

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Just let there be a forest and there is sure to be a forest spirit
(Russian proverb)

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In a moment the ashes are made, but the forest is a long time growing
(Seneca)

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From a fallen tree, all make kindling
  ( Spanish proverb)

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It will beggar a doctor to live where orchards thrive
( Spanish proverb)

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It is good to know the truth, but it is better to speak of palm trees
  ( Arab Proverb)

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The Tree that Grows Leaning to the East Falls to the East
(Korean Proverb)

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Forests precede civilisations and deserts follow them
( Chateaubriand)

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High trees catch a lot of wind
(Dutch proverb)

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Do not be afraid to go out on a limb ... That's where the fruit is
  (Anonymous)

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No shade tree? Blame not the sun, but yourself
( Chinese proverb)

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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come
( Chinese proverb)

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Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong
( Winston Churchill)

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The lofty oak from a small acorn grows
( Lewis Duncombe   - De Minimus Maxima)

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Though a tree grows so high, the falling leaves return to the root
( Malay proverb

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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn
  ( Ralph Waldo Emerson)

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“A good word is like a tree whose root is firmly fixed in the sky”
The Koran

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The apple does not fall far from the tree
(Dutch proverb)

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He that plants a tree loves others beside himself
( Thomas Fuller)

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 Evil enters like a needle and spreads like a oak tree
( Proverb from Ethiopia)

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He that would have the fruit must climb the tree
(Thomas Fuller)

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Around a flowering tree, one finds many insects
( Proverb from Guinea)

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You can't see the wood for the trees
(English proverb)

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One generation plants the trees under which another takes its ease
(Chinese Proverb)

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Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet
(Canadian Proverb)

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A soothing tongue is a tree of life
( Proverbs XV:4)

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In a town without greenery, a learned person may not dwell
(Eruvin, LV)

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Those who cut down good trees shall see never sign of blessing
( Tosefta, B'khorim II)

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When the apple is ripe, it will fall
(Irish proverb)

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There is not a tree in heaven higher than the tree of patience
(Irish proverb)

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He has thrown bad wood on the fire
(Hungarian saying)
A long time ago, when somebody had thrown bad (wet) wood on the fire, the smoke got into others' eyes as well, not just into the eyes of the person who had made it. This meant that he/she had done something bad.

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An adult squatting sees farther than a child on top of tree
(Gambiam proverb) 

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The family is like the forest, if you are outside it is dense, if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position
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If all seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees
(Akan proverb)

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Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest
(Ugandan proverb)

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If nothing touches the palm-leaves they do not rustle
(Oji, Ashanti proverb)

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No one can uproot the tree which God has planted
 (Yoruba proverb)

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An axe does not cut down a tree by itself
(Burkina Faso proverb)

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The apples does not fall far from the tree
(Dutch proverb)

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The strength of a tree lies in its roots - not its branches
(Dutch proverb from Twente)

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A youth that does not cultivate friendship with the elderly is like a tree without roots
( Ntomba proverb)

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 The tree that stands above the others gets blown down
(Chinese proverb)

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 Even monkeys fall out of trees
(Everyone makes mistakes)
(Japanese proverb)

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The nut doesn't fall far from the