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Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger antifungal protections. These stolen defenses help shield the beetles from infection, but one fungus has evolved a way to neutralize them. By detoxifying the beetles’ chemical armor, the fungus can successfully invade and kill its host. The discovery sheds […]

You may finally decide to retire your leaf blower. Source: Don’t Rake Your Leaves—Do This Instead | Bob Vila

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term “rescue strategy” is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change. Source: Trees in Panama’s tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought | Live Science

Add to the ambience and boost safety in your outdoor spaces by introducing some of our favorite garden lighting ideas. Source: 20 Garden Lighting Ideas to Add Interest to Your Landscape – Bob Vila

For a forest to be healthy and resilient, each tree needs enough nutrients, water, and sunlight to thrive. When trees grow too close together, they have to compete for these resources. This results in weaker trees that are more susceptible to disease, insect infestations, and drought, which makes wildfires more destructive and difficult to control. […]

When we talk about planting trees in National Forests, one may picture adult trees. Yet, reforestation is often about planting baby trees, or seedlings. So, to understand the holistic benefits of trees, let’s look at the entire life cycle of a tree! Source: The Lifecycle of a Tree | National Forest Foundation

Another classic summer tree science article written by Jeremiah Sandler, BCMA Source: Scorched leaves on your trees? — Tree First

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable. Source: Trees ‘remember’ times of water abundance and scarcity | Science News

Chennai: Some century-old trees in the city will soon get a special status – as heritage trees after a scientific assessment, using Electrical Resista. Source: Century-old trees to get special heritage tag | Chennai News – The Times of India

Replanting forests can cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won’t cancel out human-generated warming. Source: Does planting trees really help cool the planet? | UCR News | UC Riverside