The long lifespan of many trees, which could be centuries or even millennia in the case of a few species, is a source of awe and inspiration for many. The bark of trees can often tell some stories ...

Older Redwood trees are able to survive wildfires because their bark is over one foot thick. 95% of California redwood trees were logged. Most of the trees are 10 to 100 years old. They tend to ...

In areas subject to fairly frequent wildfires, especially surface fires, we find many plants that have evolved resistance to burning, even taking advantage of the cleared ground for seed germination.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

A picture supposedly showing an unusual wood pattern beneath the bark of a burned tree is met with a wide range of reactions (and humorous comments) whenever it circulates on social media: This is a ...

The acre of coast redwood trees here in Mason County, Washington, was planted over three decades ago and has grown roughly twice as fast as its 130-year-old native neighbours of Douglas fir, hemlock ...