Yards that include mature trees and native plants are critical rest stops for the millions of birds that migrate through the ...

Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

Here's a fruit tree plant review on the Davidson Plum, which unusually bears its fruit on the trunk of the tree! Self ...

A new study carried out in Australia finds that the bark of common tree species holds diverse microbial communities, with trillions of microbes living on every tree. The research determined that many ...

When we think of bark on a tree, we tend to compare it to the skin of a human. The primary function of both bark and skin is to protect the material within and beneath it. In Grade 7, we learned that ...

A new study has revealed that bark microbes feed off harmful greenhouse gases. The microbes studied eliminated different gases, depending on whether they lived in wetland, mangrove, or upland forests.

Australian researchers co-led by Southern Cross University have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. The trees' bark harbours trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse ...

The Tree of Heaven (TOH) may appear to most as just another pretty tree. With airy frond-like leaves and large bunches of flowers visible on some in the Spring, the tree has become a common site in ...

A historic Garry oak tree estimated to be 400 years old in Tumwater, Washington, has been saved by a court ruling. It was ...

Though the focus of his expertise is firmly rooted underground, Victor Lucero spends many hours each year working for the New Mexico Forestry Division from the air. Every week from mid to late June ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities living on tree bark. Far from being an inert shield, bark turns out to be a ...