Storms, pests, diseases, and overcrowding can all signal it's time to cut down a tree. Look for these signs and more to know ...

Often, the wood of a downed paper birch will rot away leaving the hollow bark intact. ... The tree has a slimy (slippery) inner bark, tastes like licorice and it has some food and medicinal value. 20.

I noticed a lot of small twigs with leaves on them under my oak tree and became concerned about the oak. It is a large, ...

The last cinnamon bark tree that must be mentioned is big berry manzanita (Arctostphylos glauca). It grows slowly to a height of 20 feet with an equal spread.

Trees absorb methane (CH 4) through their bark, thanks to methane-hungry microbes. Through this mechanism, forests could be as much of a methane sink as soil, according to a study published July ...

It’s not just hemlocks that are threatened. Beech trees that are at risk from beech bark disease and oaks that are dying from oak wilt also are part of the adopt-a -tree effort.