Other twig structures used in tree identification include stipule scars, bud scale, and fruit scars, spur shoots, and lenticels. Twigs are a great marker if you know what to look for. The bark is ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by ...

also called beech bark disease (BBD) — a condition that can lead to significant damage or even kill the infected trees. By learning to identify the signs of scale disease, understanding its ...

What if? It’s a question that drives innovation, and one that inspires Yunmei Huang, a PhD student in Purdue’s Department of ...

the stuff that covers branches and tree trunks, otherwise known as bark, may take the biggest bite out of our botanical observations. Crape myrtle is probably the most popular flowering tree in ...

There are several ways to protect your trees from southwest injury. Painting the exposed trunk with white latex paint diluted ...

Wilson College Assistant Professor of Biology Sherri Buerdsell led her Introductory Botany class on a tree identification ...

Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere. Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study ...

Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb trees. I loved to grip the bark as I got higher and higher. Now I mostly hug trees – but I still love the way bark feels under ...

The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark. Flowering cherry trees in spring at the New York ...