Tree roots bind the soil and their leaves break the force of wind and rain on soil. Trees fight soil erosion, conserve rainwater, and reduce water runoff and sediment deposit after storms.

Roots seek out water lines and drain fields ... Rather than planting a large tree in a confined space living a shorter life span, perhaps we should be planting the smaller maturing tree which ...

You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing [email protected] Scientists have discovered a zombie tree that converts ... that work on root development and plant water relations to see if ...

Instead, these majestic beings practice “strip barking,” allowing thin bands of living tissue beneath the bark to curl up the tree delivering water from healthy roots. On some bristlecones ...

Water is the most limiting abiotic (non-living) factor to plant growth ... This is important for trees and shrubs since woody roots can constitute ~99% of the root surface in some forests (Kramer ...