LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Across the Mojave Desert, the dynamic Joshua Tree exists as the largest plant on the landscape. Like everything in the desert, scientists are working to understand how these iconic ...

Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.

In the drylands of Benin, west Africa, livestock farming is under growing pressure. These vast, hot landscapes cover roughly 70% of the country’s land area. Their sparse pastures and scattered trees ...

The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC) was conceived in 1998 to address a perceived void in hardwood tree improvement research in the Central Hardwood Forest Region (CHFR) and ...

Christmas trees are big business out West, but a hotter climate means challenges for tree growers. John Tillman owns Tillman Christmas Trees and has acres of Noble, Nordmann, Fraser, Korean and ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — New smart tree watering research hopes to turn over a new leaf with Arizona's water conservation efforts. At the University of Arizona's Agriculture Center, 80 tree saplings are ...

SALISBURY, N.C. — Students at Catawba College announced a significant milestone in their collaborative research on White Oak genetics and tree improvement. The work of students in the Envirosmart ...

Tree improvement encompasses a suite of practices aimed at enhancing the genetic quality and productivity of forest tree species for both economic and ecological purposes. Traditionally, this involves ...

It may be the height of maple syrup season in the Northeast, but one researcher in northern New York has turned his focus to another type of sap. Adam Wild, the director of the Uihlein Maple Research ...