“There are so many different types of plants at every level. It’s not only trees being planted – 70% to 80% of the species we plant are trees, 10% are shrubs, and the rest are ground-cover plants, ...

How do we plant forests that will survive climate change? : Short Wave Forests are the lungs of our planet. Not only do they absorb carbon dioxide and create oxygen, they also regulate temperature ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

The viability of our world’s forests is constantly threatened by climate change, urbanization and invasive species. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Ph.D. student Jack Levy-Diedrich investigates ...

The plant’s graceful, arching leaves are a familiar sight in Malaysian gardens, offering comfort both through fragrance and gentle healing. The Wisdom of the Forest Pharmacy ...

It would take more than 9.5 million square miles of trees to offset the emissions of the world’s 200 largest fossil fuel ...

The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found. A paper ...

A new study published in the Journal of Plant Ecology has found that temperate forest tree species, regardless of their root ...

Volunteers, US Forest Service team up to help revive rare plants after Caldor and Mosquito fires. The fires reshaped the landscape of parts of these forests, leaving room for rare plants to emerge.