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 Storm
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 long-lived trees may be almost imperceptible to people, this does not mean that they’re immortal. Source: […]
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
X-ray images show a plant’s power source may be different than thought. Source: Study shines new light on young tree seedlings — ScienceDaily
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
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 ‘Living Fossils’ So Now They’re Everywhere
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
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 analysis of the needles — a relatively simple and low-cost process — could provide a […]
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 Make Your Yard More Sustainable | LoveYourLandscape.org
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 a short-cut in the photosynthetic machinery allows the needles of […]
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