A new study finds that tree growth does not seem to be generally limited by photosynthesis but rather by cell growth. This suggests that we need to rethink the way we forecast forest growth in a ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Trees aren’t just competing for sunlight and soil—they’re also looking out for one another. Scientist Suzanne Simard reveals the unexpected ways trees ...

Environmental Educator Kathy Kelchner, center, discusses the many species of trees at Frances Slocum State Park in Kingston Township during a ‘Tree Trek’ program. Attendees include, from left, Kim ...

Savage residents are invited to bring the whole family to celebrate Arbor Day at the McColl Pond Environmental Learning and Event Center from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27. The free community ...

In 1978, Dan Cassens purchased a 10-acre plot of land close to the Purdue campus on which he planted a few Christmas trees as a side project. That plot of land developed into a family Christmas tree ...

As my 3-year-old grandson, Miles, always notes: “Grandpa, you love trees.” It is so; he has me with the word “trees.” Since we are in Brooklyn now, awaiting grandson No. 2, I have enjoyed looking at ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Sugar maple. Red maple. Silver maple. What’s the difference? Those three maple species are part of the “tree identification pathway” at Ludington State Park, near Ludington. This ...

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...

MANTON — Jumping from Halloween to Christmas might not be something you do, but for the tree farmers across Northern Michigan they’re thinking of Christmas year round. That’s because taking care of ...

What will happen to the world’s forests in a warming world? Will increased atmospheric carbon dioxide help trees grow? Or will extremes in temperature and precipitation hold growth back? That all ...