Scientists have developed a method for the direct observation of fine roots, which control the uptake of nutrients and water by trees. This provides a valuable addition to the existing knowledge of ...

Some outages are hard to predict based only on tree trimming cycle lengths. On March 6, 2017, the earliest confirmed tornados in Minnesota history touched down, causing tree and pole damage on the ...

The hemlock woolly adelgid is killing hemlock trees faster than expected in the southern Appalachians and rapidly altering the carbon cycle of these forests according to a new study in the journal ...

Fallen tree leaves on the forest floor are called leaf litter. Although scientists can examine leaf litter on the surface of soil by collecting it using litter traps, studying what is happening ...

Bogor (Indonesia) and Nairobi (Kenya), March 20, 2017 - Forests and trees play a major role on water cycles and cooler temperatures, contributing to food security and climate change adaptation. In ...

The wretched worm that ravages spruce and fir trees and leaves a brownish mess in its wake seems to be everywhere one looks this summer, while options for trying to prevent the pest from wreaking its ...