Vessels in a tree’s xylem transport water from the roots to the rest of the plant. Hardwood tree species tend to have large ...

If you’ve ever wandered through a deep valley and heard the wind shriek, you know the feeling: goosebumps, awe, and sometimes ...

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

George had a huge spruce tree cut down by the power company and they just left it on his front lawn. Only thing we knew what to do with it is split it into camp fire wood with the American CLS ...

In a new study, researchers focused on why spruce trees produce such a complex mixture of defense substances in their sticky resin. Several hypotheses already existed to explain this phenomenon.

Norway spruce trees produce a mixture of substances as protection against insects and fungal infestation by Angela Overmeyer, Max Planck Society edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan ...

A spruce tree in Saint John, N.B., likely dating back to around the time of famed French explorer Samuel de Champlain, is part of a forested area at risk of being paved over to make room for a new ...

A look inside a rare, 400-year-old tree found in the Lorneville area of Saint John offers a microscopic glimpse at the history and data that can be pulled from old growth trees as the supply of ...

Walking along a wooded trail in any corner of the province, you might see the odd tree that stretches higher than others, and has most of its branches near the top, typically spiralled and bent.Those ...