By Marlowe Starling The Van Eck Forest in northwestern California is home to iconic coast redwood trees, which store more ...
Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.
I’ve always loved a real Christmas tree but struggled with the idea of cutting down trees just to decorate them inside my home for a few weeks a year. Trees are living things and to grow them just to ...
Before it was Calvin’s campus, the land on which the college resides was farmland. And the nature preserve was where the farmers went to get their firewood. Consequently, there wasn’t much nature left ...
Trees are knocked over by Mother Nature on a regular basis, but does that spell the end of their lives? Well, with the damaging weather Canada sees every year, it's natural to think the answer to that ...
Just as they do in forests and other natural ecosystems, trees deliver a variety of ecosystem services in cities. They sequester carbon and reduce air pollution and stormwater runoff, for instance.
If you’re like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the “right” plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As it gets a little warmer out Tennesseans may notice some trees are budding, particularly white Bradford pear trees. While these trees can be aesthetically pleasing and a ...
If you're like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the "right" plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have ...