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1. IntroductionLarge trees play a crucial role in forest conservation, contributing significantly to the hydrological and carbon cycles, as well as sustaining biodiversity and carbon storage . Storage in large trees (≥50 cm diameter at…

1. IntroductionTree growth and regional or biome-level forest productivity are directly and indirectly related to climatic conditions . The variation in temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation strongly affects the availability…

New trees were planted at Jaycee Zaragoza Park as part of the Branching Out Program which aims to mitigate urban heat by making Dallas parks cooler and greener. DALLAS, TX (March 16, 2024) – Jaycee Zaragoza Park is the latest park to…

The tree that goes by toromiro has been a fragile expat for more than a half-century. Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as…

Discover Our New and Improved Online Portal for Program Registration The Arnold Arboretum is an outdoor classroom and community resource for education that connects our community with trees and the natural world. Public…

The City of San Diego’s new tree planting and protection project, Trees for Communities has launched! This project is designed to support the City’s commitment to increasing the urban tree canopy cover and improve the quality of life…

The Jefferson Memorial and the Tidal Basin, as seen through blooming cherry blossom branches. Jay Wald via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0…

Jaycee Zaragoza Park is the latest park to receive a planting of 50 new trees. Many community volunteers came together on a chilly March morning with gloves and shovels in hand and successfully planted the trees. DALLAS, TX (March 16,…

Associate Professor Roby Greenwald of the Georgia State University School of Public Health and Master of Public Health student Nadia Alhadidi demonstrate the air…

John H. Tibbetts, Knowable Magazine…

Casa View Park Gets a Little Greener and Cooler: 50 New Trees Added Dallas (TX) – Community volunteers gathered bright and early in one of East Dallas’ unique and charming neighborhoods, Casa View. Fifty new trees were planted at Casa…

Beginning March 8 through April 13, 2024, the Texas Trees Foundation is giving away complimentary trees to North Texas residents who live in select neighborhoods. (DALLAS, TX) – March 14, 2024 Residents who qualify to receive one to…

1. IntroductionCarya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch (Pecan) is an economically important nut-producing tree, prized for its nutritious and delicious nuts . It is widely cultivated in various regions worldwide, contributing…

When we make roads, houses or farmland, we often find large old trees in the way. Our response is often to lop off offending branches or even cut the tree down. This is a bad idea. The more we learn about large old trees, the more…

New trees were planted at Glendale Park as part of the Branching Out Program which aims to mitigate urban heat by making Dallas parks cooler and greener. DALLAS, TX (March 9, 2024) – Glendale Park, a 63-acre park south of Dallas, is…

New study shows that restoration areas previously degraded by logging may face long-term regeneration failures due to high seedling mortality rates.Restoring logged rainforest areas is an important effort in bringing global biodiversity…

Giant sequoias at Wakehurst in West Sussex, UKVisual Air/RBG Kew Giant sequoia trees are thriving in the UK, growing at a similar rate to those in California, the trees’ native home. Reaching up to 90 metres in…

This story was originally published in March 2020. Tapping maple trees in the first step in the process of making maple syrup. Tapping has to happen at that just-right Goldilocks time between winter and spring, when…

In the 1970s and 1980s, pine trees growing in various forestry plantations in South Africa’s Western Cape province began to die in patches. These trees succumbed to a mysterious root disease and the patches expanded gradually.…

Editor’s note: This story was originally published March 15, 2018. Maine may still be in the clutches of winter, but — if you can believe it — the best time to prune apple and pear trees is now, before spring officially…

By: Emily Plauche, Urban Forestry Coordinator More and more people are moving to cities, a trend which doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Around 80% of Americans live in cities and by 2050 it is predicted this will increase to 87%. With…

1. IntroductionUrban green infrastructure is a primary source of city ecological capacity and ecosystem services provisioning . Ecosystem services provided by urban trees are essential for mitigating city heat islands , water regulation…

An archaeologist takes samples of pollen found in soil to understand the changing vegetation of a site: a companion technique to the authors' analysis of hazelnut…

Article by Roni Kane, intern with the U.S. Department of State, currently studying International Studies and Film, TV and Media at the University of Michigan. Banana trees cover 370,000 acres of land in Vietnam, and with its warm…

1. IntroductionThe forest restoration approach consists of an integrated system of many ecological, economic, and social factors, and the self-perpetuation of its ecosystems cannot always be guaranteed without the interrelationships of…

Utilizing nonlinear mixed-effects models (NLMEM) in height–diameter modeling offers the advantage of incorporating random effects to account for both within-plot and between-plot variability (e.g., ). The best nonlinear mixed-effects…

As important components of ecosystems, enhancing the stress tolerance of trees is of significant importance for ecosystem stability and environmental protection. However, due to limitations imposed by natural selection and breeding…

Through the collection of soil, rhizosphere, and rhizoplane samples from rubber tree plantations in Banna and Hainan during both dry and rainy seasons, and subsequent high-throughput sequencing analysis, our findings reveal an overlap of…

 Designing with Purpose and Setting Precedents in the Southwestern Medical District   As we reflect on the previous year and look onward to 2024, we feel as if it is a good time to re-introduce our project supporters to the five…

3.6.1. Research Hot TopicsKeywords can represent the core and essence of a paper’s research scope and focus . The high-frequency occurrence of keywords in a bibliometric database can reflect the main research themes of a subject area.…

Introducing too many trees to African savannahs may prevent smaller plants from accessing sunlight, which would affect the animals that eat themCarine Boekee/Alamy Ambitious tree-planting projects that aim to restore…

EERSEL, Nederland, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIRRO E-Commerce, een toonaangevend wereldwijd bedrijf op het gebied van e-commerce logistiek, slaat de handen ineen met de CBF-erkende stichting Trees for All waarmee het bedrijf…

EERSEL, The Netherlands, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIRRO E-Commerce, a leading global e-commerce logistics company, extends its partnership with Trees for All, a CBF-recognized charity, reaffirming the company's dedication to…

Blood cells make up the majority of cells in the human body. They perform critical functions and their dysfunction is implicated in many important human diseases, from anemias to blood cancers like leukemia. The…

It was a tree – more precisely an apple tree – that inspired Sir Isaac Newton to formulate a theory of gravitation by dropping its fruit on his head, according to popular legend.Trees are inspiring in many other ways – including their…

Sleepy Hollow Park Unveiling and Celebration Held in District 2, Honors Greening Initiative by late Congresswoman Johnson Arlington Park Estates neighborhood, a former redlined district, remembers and thanks late Congresswoman Johnson…

Haris Doukas, a former energy professor, was elected mayor of Athens in October. Athens' new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five…

1. IntroductionWood density is the mass of wood per unit volume at a specific moisture content. This parameter is considered the most reliable predictor of wood quality . Wood density exhibits a strong correlation with other wood…

DNREC Encourages Delawareans to Recycle Christmas Trees - State of…

Author ContributionsConceptualization, Q.Z., J.Z. and H.L.; methodology, Q.Z., J.Z., J.L., M.L. and H.L.; software, Q.Z.; validation, Q.Z., J.Z. and H.L.; formal analysis, Q.Z., J.L. and M.L.; investigation, Q.Z., J.L., M.L. and S.H.;…

1. IntroductionIn the last decade, an increasing tree decline with crown dieback has been observed in a variety of woodland and forest communities across the globe . Forest dieback, marked by rapid defoliation and progressive stem…

1. IntroductionAs “life-history lottery winners”, large old trees have shown strong adaptiveness to environmental changes, being the most iconic organisms of human settlements, important anchors of biodiversity networks, and a…

Author ContributionsConceptualization, J.Z. and X.L.; methodology, M.S. and X.L.; formal analysis, X.L. and M.S.; investigation, X.L., Y.Z. and Y.C.; resources, K.L., X.L. and M.S.; data curation, X.L.; writing—original draft…

3.1. The Effect of Tree Morphology Factors on Canopy GVIThis study calculates, counts, and classifies the relevant morphological factors (Figure 2). The correlation analysis indicates the relationship between these factors and that with…

Figure 1. (a) Location and (b) Planting scheme of the study site. Each plot (25 m × 25 m) refers to one of three tree species tested and to a different irrigation regime. Each plot included 36 seedlings of the experimental site within…

NIST researchers placed a common type of Christmas tree in a sealed chamber for 17 days to monitor and measure the chemicals it emits. These chemicals called volatile…

Help Your Tree Survive in Cold Conditions Winter is here and for most of us that means taking out a blanket and cuddling inside next to the heater for a few months. Our trees, however, don’t get that option and must endure what the…

NIST researchers placed a common type of Christmas tree in a sealed chamber for 17 days to monitor and measure the chemicals it emits. These chemicals, called volatile…

Maryland Beetles Spread from West Virginia to Maine in the Fight to Protect Hemlock Trees December 7, 2023 ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 7, 2023)– During the fall of 2023, the Maryland…

“Like so many before me, I went into the woods in search of adventure,” writes Anna Beeke, the photographer whose Sylvania series investigates the eerie, cinematic ambience of US woodlands in places such as…