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Sumac and Yew
Q: My sumac (staghorn) is now sprouting many "little sumacs" everywhere. I have been trying to pull them up (seldom being ...
There's a massive Joshua tree forest in northwestern Arizona. You can visit without the fees or crowds you'd find in a ...
Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global ...
Lightning-laced micro-storms may fell more rainforest giants than dryness or heat, forcing a rethink of forest-management playbooks.
Forest Row is immortalised in a Sherlock Holmes story and was the last place in Britain John F Kennedy stayed before his assassination ...
Evergreens are so often overlooked as the green supporting shrubs that prop up our more glamorous summer stars. And, sure, we ...
There’s nothing like wandering through a Washington state forest on a beautiful summer day in search of ripe, wild berries.
Climate change is accelerating the loss of ancient forests. Rising temperatures threaten woodlands worldwide, from the Amazon ...
"Together, we’re creating greener and healthier neighborhoods and more vibrant public spaces for everyone in Louisville to ...
Mysterious tree chemistry Scientists have strained to peek into the yew's laboratory. Compared to a bacterium like E. coli – whose chromosome carries about 4,000 genes – the yew tree genome is massive ...
Taxol is a widely used chemotherapy drug – it has been used to treat millions of ovarian, breast, and lung cancer patients. Today, it’s mainly produced by extracting its chemical precursor, baccatin ...
The Lorax would be appalled: In 2024, trees vanished faster than ever before—forests the size of 18 soccer fields disappeared every minute, according to researchers at the University of Maryland ...