The topic this week is “Invasive Species,” particularly the popular ornamental chokecherry tree. Both Prunus padus, commonly known as European bird cherry (EBC), chokecherry, or mayday trees ...

Other twig structures used in tree identification include stipule scars, bud scale, and fruit scars, spur shoots, and lenticels. Twigs are a great marker if you know what to look for. The bark is ...

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows. Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already ...

Most tree and shrub bark is brown, often smooth and sometimes gnarled – but a few plants have colourful bark that, in many cases, flakes away to reveal patches of different underlying colours.

Coastal redwood trees commonly have extremely thick (as much as two feet or more) outer bark around the base of the trunk, which provides protection from ground fires. Even thin bark on twigs or ...

One way trees endure winter is through adaptations in their bark. With the deciduous leaves long gone, the winter forest has been laid bare, giving us the perfect conditions to attune ourselves to the ...

River birch is another wonderful species that is more tolerant of the borer and has a tan to coppery colored bark, which peels off in a more fine character. When older, the trunk almost looks shaggy ...

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 ...

Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere. Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study ...

A new study published in the journal Nature has found that tree bark surfaces play a crucial role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere. While scientists have long known that trees have an ...

Sid Diebert and Frank Spenrath, who graduated from St. Mary’s Elementary School in 1973, returned to the school last Friday to help students plant a chokecherry tree they donated as a symbol of their ...

A tree's bark is an underused landscaping element that's often eclipsed in importance by foliage and blooms. Yet the color and texture of trees' bark makes a strong visual statement in any backyard.