Exposure to megafire smoke can reduce yields of almond, walnut and pistachio trees. Study shows smoke reduces a tree's energy reserves long after a fire ends.

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may be depleting the energy reserves of California’s orchard trees — reducing their nut production by as much as half, a study has found. Smoke can impact… ...

Exposure to megafire smoke can reduce yields of almond, walnut and pistachio trees. UC Davis study shows smoke reduces a tree's energy reserves long after a fire ends.

Tree planting is a long-term commitment. While you may want to cheat a bit and plant a fast-growing variety, there are some ...

All the harvest debris- hulls, bad walnuts, water used in processing, even walnut trees past their productive lives- are allowed to decompose here for a couple of months.

A longtime Lompoc landmark — thousands of walnut trees just east of the city — have been toppled, leaving residents to mourn the missing orchard. Grower Art Hibbits said the lowest prices in ...

Despite more trees being removed, analysts say domestic walnut production may not decline at the same speed as acreage because of better yields in the remaining orchards.

The City of Modesto red-tagged eight decks at a condominium complex where residents are fighting back against a $25,000 HOA assessment fee they say could force them out of their homes.

The research team looked at 467 orchard sites from 2018 to 2022, to see how trees handled stressful conditions like heat and drought. But when the megafires of 2020 ravaged over 4.2 million acres and ...