A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape

In a quiet stretch of western Massachusetts stands a sycamore so old it was around when the Constitution was signed. It’s awe ...
Smithsonian Institution

Which Trees Make a Forest Work? Smithsonian Scientists Are Planting Over 33,000 To Find Out

The vast majority of forest restorations contain just one tree species—leaving them vulnerable to pests like the emerald ash ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

IN THE GARDEN: Be patient with hydrangeas damaged from cold

Q: After seeing the photo in your column, I finally knew what I had been seeing in west Little Rock on my 50-foot cedar with multiple trunks. I noticed an orange goo all over both trunks on (March 12) ...
WGAL

Lancaster residents left with no electricity after large tree falls on power lines, multiple vehicles

RESIDENTS THERE STILL DON’T HAVE POWER, RIGHT? WELL, THIS HAS BEEN AN ALL DAY PROCESS. AND AFTER ALL, NIGHT IN THE COLD WITH NO HEAT, NO POWER. BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME PROGRESS. NOW THE TREE IS NO LONGER ...
News 12 Networks

Giant tree crushes multiple cars in Pelham Bay

The NYC Parks Department told News 12 a 23-foot-tall Linden tree fell on multiple vehicles - a white Jeep took the brunt of it. "I can't believe a tree did this to my car. I was in shock... I was ...
NBC Chicago

High winds blow roofs off multiple buildings, down trees across Chicago area

High winds downed trees and damaged structures across the Chicago area Friday, including blowing the roofs off a school and an apartment building in the suburbs. Thick tree branches, and in some cases ...
The New York Times

Tree Rings Reveal Origins of Some of the World’s Best Violins

A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei ...
ZME Science

Trees Are Sparkling with Invisible Blue Electricity During Every Thunderstorm

Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles, induced by charged metal plates in a laboratory. These weak electric discharges subtly singe the tips of leaves and needles, and new observations indicate ...
Science Friday

Into The Woods, From Chestnut Genetics To Tiny Forests

American chestnut trees once towered over the landscape, dominating forests in parts of the eastern United States. But in the late 1800s, a fungal blight virtually wiped them out across the country.
Yahoo

100-year-old oak tree in Pasadena falls onto home, damages multiple vehicles

Public Works crews spent Thursday cutting apart and removing a 100-year-old oak tree that toppled overnight in a Pasadena neighborhood, damaging a home and several vehicles. Crews began working at ...
13abc

Moment of Science: Tree bark microbes feast on many greenhouse gases, new study finds

When you hear the words “greenhouse gas,” your mind probably goes to carbon dioxide, the concentration of which has been steadily rising worldwide, leading to a feedback loop of absorbing and trapping ...