“Stress from summer over-pruning can result in waterspouts,” Vaughan says, referring to the shoots that arise from the base of a tree. "Overall, summer pruning should be limited to minor branch ...

Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients and water and assist in stress ...

York Region is encouraging residents to help prevent the spread of two invasive species attacking trees: the spotted ...

Our local forests have far fewer oak trees than were present in the 1800s and yet, of all our native trees, the oak tree is ...

Many urban canopies across U.S. cities are dominated by only a handful of tree types, putting them at risk of being wiped out ...

Across the eastern United States, tree communities are shifting toward fewer species in a process known as homogenization.

Casuarina cunninghamiana River She-Oak is an evergreen tree that can be considered a master (or a mistress?) of illusion.  It ...

The fungus that causes oak wilt is spread by insects called nitidulid beetles, which the NYS DEC is currently focused on ...

Now is the time of year that oak trees are contributing to nature’s food store by growing their acorns, but a Mediterranean invader is ...

Ash trees are the backbone of our ecosystems, supporting more than 40 species of insects, lichens, and fungi that keep our ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have analyzed 96 years of forest census data to better understand ...

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