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Learn How to Draw Three Types of Trees: Oak, Pine, and Palm
Trees are everywhere, but do you know how to draw them?Source: Learn How to Draw Three Types of Trees: Oak, Pine, and Palm
Paper Birch: Shining Beauty | Arbor Day Blog
Beauty and romance may be the first images many people associate with the gleaming white paper birch. But this symbol of the north country, and the state tree of New Hampshire, has earned its place in history as a continuously useful tree that has served North...
Can Trees Live Forever? New Kindling for an Immortal Debate – The New York Times
Some trees can live for thousands of years, but we may not be around long enough to really know whether they can die of old age.Source: Can Trees Live Forever? New Kindling for an Immortal Debate - The New York Times
White Oak: The King of Kings | Arbor Day Blog
As with many oak trees, white oak is not only sought after for its strength, but its longevity. White oak trees can live up to 300 years, with some living longer, such as a white oak in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.Source: White Oak: The King of Kings | Arbor Day Blog
Preventative Tree Care For Long-Term Health | Turf Magazine
Regular pruning will not only help keep trees vigorous and looking their best, but it’ll help you spot potential red flags long before they cause problems.Source: Preventative Tree Care For Long-Term Health | Turf Magazine
Look up to the trees to brighten your daily walk | The Guardian
There is a secret happening on your daily walk right now: look up and you’ll see that many of those bare tree branches aren’t bare at all. They’re hosting a tiny world of flowers, some so small they are easily overlooked.Source: Look up to the trees to brighten your...
The bizarre story of a man who tried to murder a 600-year-old tree – CNN
In 1989, a bizarre murder attempt in Texas gripped the nation and made worldwide news. The details of the case were unusual, and unlike anything police had seen before. The victim? Austin's oldest resident, a 600-year-old tree known as Treaty Oak.Source: The bizarre...
Helping Your Trees Weather the Storm | LoveYourLandscape.org
Wind, hail and lightning; storms can be brutal, especially to your landscape plants and trees. That’s because severe weather can stress the entire tree¾from root system to branches to leaves. Learn how to protect your trees.Source: Helping Your Trees Weather the...
Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal — ScienceDaily
The oldest trees on Earth have stood for nearly five millennia, and researchers have long wondered to what extent these ancient organisms undergo senescence, physically deteriorating as they age. Plant biologist now argue that although signs of senescence in...
Bill Williams forest thinning project aims to prevent wildfires
Agencies are spending millions to thin forests to safeguard mountainside communities from future wildfires and post-fire floods.Source: Bill Williams forest thinning project aims to prevent wildfires
Study shines new light on young tree seedlings — ScienceDaily
X-ray images show a plant's power source may be different than thought.Source: Study shines new light on young tree seedlings -- ScienceDaily
Tree Planting: Evolution Of The Tree | Turf Magazine
When it comes to tree planting, landscapers can contribute to a more resilient, adaptable urban forest by thinking beyond beauty and aesthetics.Source: Tree Planting: Evolution Of The Tree | Turf Magazine
Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These ‘Living Fossils’ So Now They’re Everywhere
Lining the streets of many American city suburbs are living fossils, which unlike many stories of man’s interaction with nature, involves nature as the destroyer, and mankind, the savior.Source: Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These...
How to Water Houseplants (and How to Know if You’re Overwatering) | Better Homes & Gardens
Your plants are more likely to die from too much water than too little.Source: How to Water Houseplants (and How to Know if You're Overwatering) | Better Homes & Gardens
Evergreen needles act as air quality monitors: Measuring magnetic particles on needles reveals particulate air pollution — ScienceDaily
Every tree, even an evergreen, can be an air quality monitor. That's the conclusion of researchers who measured the magnetism of particulate matter on the needles of evergreen trees. That measurement, they found, correlated to general air quality, suggesting that...
How to Make Your Yard More Sustainable | LoveYourLandscape.org
With a little attention and planning, your yard can contribute to sustainable living practices. Here Missy Henriksen with the National Association of Landscape Professionals explains how you can maximize the environmental benefits of your yard. Source: Video: How to...
Conifers can be green because of a photosynthetic short-cut — ScienceDaily
How can conifers that are used, for example, as Christmas trees, keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves? Science has not provided a good answer to this question but now an international team of scientists has deciphered that...
Forget succulents: indoor trees are the hot new plant trend | New York Post
For some plant lovers, working from home is an opportunity to up their growing game.Source: Forget succulents: indoor trees are the hot new plant trend | New York Post
Winter Tree Pruning | Love Your Landscape
Like most homeowners, you undoubtedly want your trees to be healthy, but unless you are a landscape professional, it can likely feel like you are just guessing about how to care for your trees and how to fix them when there is a problem. So let’s learn a bit of what...
Protecting Trees from Old Man Winter | Love Your Landscape
When the north winds start to blow and flakes dance in the air, the only tree many people think of is the one they decorate with tinsel and twinkling lights. However, the trees outside your window need attention at this time of year as well. Trees, like all living...
