“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now,” or so goes the Chinese proverb. If you’ve ever basked under the cathedral-like canopy of a magnificent old shade tree on a ...

Trees function as a natural recycling machine. Tree leaf surfaces take in moisture from the air (in the form of carbon dioxide) and heat from the sun to make food, a process called photosynthesis.

Close your eyes and tell me what you see when you think of Cascades Park. I see lots of concrete, grass and very few trees. It is not a tree shaded park. It is hot and mostly unusable in the summer ...

Researchers in Sweden and the United States have publicly released a new database of many of the most important genes in a tree genome. This collection of genes, which includes a large proportion of ...

The trees in Saratoga belong to all of us. Along with bringing beauty and joy, trees protect life in our community and on the earth. They are the lungs that clean our air and cool our bodies and cars ...

Science can sometimes feel inaccessible; Gateway to Tree Science is trying to change that. The new interactive outdoor exhibit at The Morton Arboretum features a half-mile wood-chipped path lined by ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in Sweden and the United States have publicly released a new database of many of the most important genes in a tree genome. This collection of genes, which includes a ...