LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - In less than a month, two severe storm systems knocked over numerous trees throughout Louisville. A tree specialist says part of the issue is where the trees are planted and ...
Plant Ecology, Vol. 194, No. 1 (Jan., 2008), pp. 5-16 (12 pages) Disturbances and environmental heterogeneity are two factors thought to influence plant species diversity, but their effects are still ...
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 11 (UPI) --New research suggests thicker bark helps trees survive wildfires. Scientists found trees in fire-prone regions tend to have much thicker bark than trees in wetter ...
More intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of tree communities in many regions of the world. Slower-growing tree species are better at surviving fires, but these may capture less ...
Pruning fruit trees is performed very differently from shade tree pruning because the objectives are different. Fruit tree pruning is performed for the following reasons: Stimulate regular yields of ...
A new study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live in fire-prone areas. The findings suggest that bark thickness could help predict which forests and savannas will survive ...