If a tree in your yard is dying due to illness, you may wonder if it's fine to replace it with the same species. We asked an expert and here's what we learned.

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2. THE CONDITION OF THE TREE: Large, old water oak trees commonly have rotten trunks, even though there may be no outward ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens.

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The researchers also found that tree mortality was higher in plots with denser beech populations, suggesting that crowding or disease transmission may be compounding stress on the trees.

A common question I receive is, “How should I fertilize my trees or shrubs?” The answer, as with many gardening questions, is ...

The pedunculate oaks typical of Leipzig's floodplain forest and other German oak forests are struggling to regenerate in the understorey due to a lack of light. One reason for this is the absence of ...

The neurodegenerative disease slowly damages the brain, taking away the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and ...