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With summer setting in, the rays of the morning sun outlines new shoots of a Sidra tree, the iconic symbol of Qatar's heritage. Until the fruit season next winter, Sidra trees seen widely across the country, will be providing the much-needed shelter for birds and shade for humans. PICTURE: Gulf Times news editor Bonnie James.