An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.

Edward F. Gilman's 1991 paper, "Dispelling Misperceptions About Trees," said that "roots on one side of trees such as oaks and mahogany generally supply the same side of the tree" with water and ...

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BALTIMORE — We are fully into springtime, almost into summer, and everything should be green. But people in Western Maryland are seeing more trees missing their foliage, and the culprit is several ...

We are fully into springtime, almost into summer, and everything should be green. But people in Western Maryland are seeing more trees missing their foliage, and the culprit is several species of ...

“Teachers never mentioned Blacks, Negroes or anything the entire time I was in school,” he said. “Why, for a time, I thought all the Blacks in the U.S. dropped out of the sky in 1865." ...

Its fruit are inedible. When dried, the mature fruit’s hard shells can be made into musical instruments and other receptacles. The tree is grown in local parks and gardens as an ornamental plant.

The data is clear: New Hanover County has lost 4% of its tree canopy from 2014 to 2022—over 3,000 acres gone in just eight years, according to the county’s recently released Tree Canopy Report.

The root structure of the pond apple trees is so visually striking, and this group has a really nice symmetry. The directional tree roots and the patch of sunlight all point your attention to the ...