A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

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If you’ve ever wandered through a deep valley and heard the wind shriek, you know the feeling: goosebumps, awe, and sometimes ...

In a new study published in Functional Ecology, researchers focused on why spruce trees produce such a complex mixture of defense substances in their sticky resin.

Vessels in a tree’s xylem transport water from the roots to the rest of the plant. Hardwood tree species tend to have large ...

In a new study, researchers focused on why spruce trees produce such a complex mixture of defense substances in their sticky resin. Several hypotheses already existed to explain this phenomenon.

The Norway spruce, the "bread tree" of the timber industry for decades, has been weakened by years of drought and high temperatures. In combination with monoculture cultivation, the spruce has ...

Walking along a wooded trail in any corner of the province, you might see the odd tree that stretches higher than others, and has most of its branches near the top, typically spiralled and bent.Those ...

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