Oak trees play a critical role in forest ecosystems by supporting a wide range of wildlife, including deer, bear, turkeys, squirrels, and many other species. Oaks are subdivided into red and white ...

It was at the Musée d’Orsay where amongst paintings ranging from Cezanne to Gauguin, one stood out the most, “Saule pleureur” by Claude Monet. The blending colors of the leaves and the textured bark, ...

Researchers have discovered that miR319a, a microRNA, significantly enhances poplar trees' resilience to salt stress, ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie ...

They feed on hundreds of tree species, though some of their favorites include black walnut, black cherry and hickories.

A quarantine has been issued "to help businesses and homeowners recognize the insect, learn how to control it, and keep it ...

Rex might have been 70% ... July 23, 2024 — Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill to ...

The eradication of this species’s ancestral roosting sites is so complete that the Davie Poplar could very well be the only documented case in the state of swifts roosting in a tree, according ...

Many new trees do just fine on their own. In fact, the movement they experience from normal wind and weather helps trees develop strong root systems and solid trunk girth. But new trees in open ...

All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

The leaves of red oak trees have pointed lobes with a bristle at the end, giving them a more jagged look. White oak leaves have a smoother appearance and rounded lobes. Some oak species have ...