(See Create a DNA Fingerprint.) Every year a new ring of growth is added to a tree's trunk and branches, just beneath the bark. The thickness of this ring depends on how much the tree grows during ...

Research on Tulip Trees has identified a novel wood structure with significant carbon capture potential, suggesting their use ...

Many new trees do just fine on their ... You can gently straighten the trunk of a tree that leans so badly that it affects the tree’s growth. If possible, use guy wires and wooden or metal ...

Ever noticed how a little trim can make all the difference? Just like a good haircut, the right kind of pruning can do ...

Pruning Japanese maple trees is essential for several reasons - it helps maintain the tree's aesthetic appeal as well as ...

Topping cuts the tree's branches down to the trunk, whereas pollarding ... and encourages consistent growth. It's especially ...

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 ...

Pruning apple trees is an essential part of maintaining their health and productivity. Proper pruning helps shape the tree, remove dead or diseased wood and stimulate new growth ...

Among the striking discoveries made by Sillett’s team is that even the rate of growth ... down more new wood per year than a robust young tree. It puts that wood around the trunk, which grows ...

Tree stems in tropical forests recovering from logging produce carbon dioxide at a greater rate than those in unlogged ...

Chimney swifts are among roughly 30,000 birds crossing North Carolina at night on their way south, birdwatcher Barbara ...

One thing nice about writing for The News is, Renee always reads over my column and corrects any mistakes I made before it ...