The flowering pear is known as a very adaptable tree and is capable of surviving in many different environments, including humid, arid, and air-polluted habitats. This ability, both to adapt to the ...

The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...

Pearland’s first surface water treatment plant began pumping water to customers in Pearland on Oct. 11 and, in the weeks since, has been below its maximum capacity. (Rachel Leland/Community ...

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CLIMATEWIRE | More than a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, according to findings by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The group said that its first ...

An assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature paints a grim picture of the extinction risk of the world’s trees Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent At least 16,425 of the ...

More than a third of all tree species worldwide face extinction, threatening ecosystems, plants, animals and economies around the world, experts warned Monday. In all, 38% of trees are at risk ...

The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new global analysis released Monday. The decade-long ...

Other solutions include uprooting and removing the tree, or, in most expensive circumstances, treating the tree with a fungicidal treatment, which is time consuming and requires repeated application.