Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adapt to varied growing conditions and, ultimately, their survival, may ...

The forester who found these trees named them the “Ghost on the Shore” stand, after a tune by his favorite Michigan band, ...

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 ...

Forests don't move quickly. A tree that took root a century ago has weathered droughts, storms, and pest outbreaks that would have knocked out lesser organisms. But the pace of warming now unfolding ...

High on the dry, sun-scorched slopes of the northwestern Himalayas grows one of the region’s most valuable and most ...

For thousands of years, a grove of the rare trees has occupied coastal bluffs on the northeast corner of Santa Rosa Island, ...

Pine trees are evergreen conifers with more than 120 species found all around the world. Eight are native to North Carolina.

During his recent yearlong sabbatical, Daniel Laughlin led a study that found trees can sustain life in temperatures higher or lower than where they are currently growing. While tree species appear to ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)- If you drive through certain areas of Mount Pleasant, you’ll notice many trees have been cut down for development. Now, the town’s conservation committee is discussing ...