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

This project by SUNY ESF is an attempt to create a version of the American chestnut that is more resistant to the fungus than ...

It looks like the Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program has found yet another Illinois state champion tree: a rare ...

State chapters of the national foundation cross locally-adapted pure American chestnut trees with the Chinese chestnut, which is resistant to cryphonectria parasitica, known as chestnut blight.

Join me on my journey of woodturning as I shape nature’s finest materials into unique, handmade art. In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn some air dryed sweet chestnut ...

A beetle pest is endangering pine trees in Pierce County, including an outbreak at Chambers Creek Regional Park. Learn how officials are addressing the threat.

The chestnut trees of Europe tell a hidden story charting the fortunes of ancient Rome and the legacy it left in the continent's forests.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section ...

Although this adaptation helps the tree throughout winter, photosynthesis through bark becomes most active in the “vernal window,” the shoulder season between winter and spring, after snowmelt and ...

Use leaves, fruit, and flowers to identify hardwood trees common to North American forests. Learn about species characteristics and locations.

Washington State University Dr. Universe: Why do trees have bark? – Grant, 5, Texas; William, 7, Virginia; Kate, 9, Florida Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb ...