American Journal of Botany, Vol. 101, No. 12 (December 2014), pp. 2183-2188 (6 pages) • Premise of the study: In ecosystems maintained by low-intensity surface fires, tree bark thickness is a ...

Sarah J. Richardson, Daniel C. Laughlin, Michael J. Lawes, Robert J. Holdaway, Janet M. Wilmshurst, Monique Wright, Timothy J. Curran, Peter J. Bellingham and Matt S ...

If you’re thinking about stripping the bark from slippery elm trees for a little extra cash, be reminded that this activity is illegal on national forest lands. The herbal medicine market has spurred ...

Travel around a neighborhood after a storm and you will see tree limbs, large and small, scattered about the ground. Why do some limbs fall in high winds or after ice storms while others merely bend?

The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark. Flowering cherry trees in spring at the New York Botanical ...