Optimizing tree architecture is a long-standing challenge in fruit production, as branch orientation directly affects light ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

Foxes are beautiful, charismatic creatures that enrich any landscape – sometimes quite literally. A study published today in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecosphere reveals that trees ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen and sugar for growth out. In a world where atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ...