Tree bark is amazing stuff. Take a moment to look closely at the bark of any tree when out in the garden. Each species has a unique skin. Sumacs and acacias develop deep furrows and ridges that ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

It has been well over a month since Hurricane Sandy, and we still hear the buzzing roars of chain-saws in backyards, along streets and utility right-of-ways. Massive uprooted trees, heavy fallen limbs ...

Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities inside tree trunks have remained largely unseen until now. For a recent ...

The stems of freshly planted young trees must become acclimated to the sunlight conditions of their new environment. The gradual development of a heavy layer of bark on their stems is one way they ...

This maple is live and healthy despite a huge cavity in its trunk. This tree is structurally compromised but does not pose a risk because it will do no damage when it fails. Surrounding trees in the ...