Trees News (5 articles)

MADISON - The rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be fueling more than climate change. It could also be making some trees grow like crazy.That is the finding of a new study of natural stands of quaking aspen, one of North America's most important and widespread deciduous trees....

Published on 4 December 2009, 12:40

Categories: Atmospheric Science carbon Dioxide Climate Forests Greenhouse Gas Trees

Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study* of California homes by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Published on 5 May 2009, 17:54

Categories: Energy Electricity Effects of shade Trees

A study in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York reveals that some tree species retain atmospheric nitrogen pollution better than others. MADISON, WI, MARCH 16, 2009--Throughout the world, nitrogen compounds are released to the atmosphere from agricultural activities and combustion...

Published on 16 March 2009, 12:23

Categories: Agriculture Nitogen Tree species Trees

Murdoch researchers have identified a new dieback species in tuart trees, long believed to have escaped the killer plant disease.PhD student Peter Scott said scientists had identified the new dieback species Phytophthora multivora last year in the Tuart Forest in Yalgorup National Park, south of...

Published on 8 March 2009, 22:52

Categories: Dieback Dieback species Phytophthora cinnamomi Plant diseases Trees

A researcher at The University of Western Australia aims to understand the structure and function of the deep roots of WA's karri and tuart trees by monitoring their roots from caves. Dr Tim Bleby of the School of Plant Biology, the son of a forester who grew up on a South...

Published on 27 January 2009, 01:15

Categories: Biology Plants Trees