The bark of many pines and firs is scale-like, characterized by loonie-sized discs or plates that cover a tree. As these ...
Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb trees. I loved to grip the bark as I got higher and higher. Now I mostly hug trees – but I still love the way bark feels under my paws ...
The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all ...
STAYING with a friend recently, above my bed hung what I at first took to be a piece of felted art. On touching it however I found it was a peel ...
It’s easy to understand why some refer to winter as “stick season.” Snow cover, gray skies, and cold temperatures could lead to agreement that there is nothing but sticks to look at in the garden. But ...
The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...
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 ...
STAYING with a friend recently, above my bed hung what I at first took to be a piece of felted art. On touching it however I found it was a peel ...
We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark ...
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