An important component of native woodlands are birch trees. Most people think of white or paper birch (Betula papyifera), ...

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 ...

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting fast-growing trees could ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Trees depicted in famous artworks across a range of styles follow the same mathematical rules as their ...

In this study, we developed four biomass modeling systems for natural white birch (Betula platyphylla Sukaczev) in northeastern China using field data from 148 trees. Methods: The data included ...