Researchers have sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting new opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree endure environmental challenges. “Sequencing the whitebark pine reference ...
Discover how the well-intentioned planting of Australian pines in Florida led to an invasion affecting over 372,000 acres.
The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...
Research in northern Spain reveals that while dominant pine species govern topsoil organic carbon quantity, mixed overstory ...
The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...
Longleaf pine, bald cypress and live oak trees have a few things in common. They thrive in Louisiana’s hot, humid climate. They are resilient in the face of hurricanes and floods. And, if their basic ...
In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee takes us through the different characteristics of coniferous trees found here in Indiana, particularly their foliage and the ...