The Boy Scout Tree Trail is a moderate 2.8-mile (4.5 km) hike in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, offering a deep dive into the old-growth redwood ecosystem. Enter the trail from Howland Hill ...

Tree root systems are seldom on the minds of forest owners, tree planters, and general dendrophiles. Roots are rarely exposed, and so misconceptions about how they grow and function can influence ...

Monster Tree Service of St. Louis employees Matt Winick, left, and Ryan Wingo haul away cut up limbs from a fallen tree in the backyard of a home in Ladue on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

The Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. Currently, 92 percent of the forest — 9 million acres — is protected from logging and roadbuilding.

An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.

A new study published in Nature has shown that fear and the immune system are linked in previously unknown ways, with the immune system potentially influencing stress and fear behaviors. The study ...

Ginkgo biloba is a deciduous tree commonly referred to as a “living fossil.” It was first used for its medicinal properties in Ancient China to treat diarrhea, cough, and other conditions.

Quick facts Water established trees and shrubs with overhead sprinklers. Apply a deep watering over the entire root zone area until the top 6 to 9 inches of soil are moist. Avoid light watering as ...

Chimpanzees are a musical lot, and percussion is an important part of their repertoire. But one particular behavior continues to fascinate zoologists: every so often, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are ...

In this paper, a coherent framework for estimating the density and the distribution of roots using ground penetrating radar is presented. The proposed methodology is a multi-stage data processing ...

China's forest food production has surpassed 200 million metric tons — about 140 kilograms per person — annually, making it the nation's third-largest agricultural product after grains and vegetables, ...