Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

Trees, especially pine trees, are in for challenging times. Although pine trees are relatively drought tolerant, ongoing drought, as we’ve experienced in Marin County for several years, has caused ...

A version of this article first appeared in The Panama City News Herald (NewsHerald.com) on July 11, 2019. We are 10 months post-Hurricane Michael, and just as we thought we had dealt with most of the ...

Thousands of East Texas trees are dead because of scorching temperatures, dry ground, root damage from Hurricane Rita, and pine beetles. Entomologist Joe Pase said, "Some of those trees that have had ...

It looks like Halloween came early in the Tashmoo Woods. As the rest of the Island’s trees remain staunchly green in the ...

Limber pine, as seen here along the Sky High Trail, San Gorgonio Wilderness, San Bernardino Mountains, California, can have smooth bark, which discourages bark beetles. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia ...

11:07 a.m. June 29, 2022: A previous version of this story misspelled Constance Millar’s first name. Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic ...

ALL green plants are food for other creatures! I am repeatedly reminded of this statement from one of my botany professors almost forty years ago. I really do not mind this statement as I am busy ...

BOULDER - Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic are no more at risk to burn than healthy Western forests, according to new findings by the University of Colorado Boulder ...

HOUSTON The Southern Black Pine Beetle is a household name, especially in communities like Kingwood. While infestations are common these parts, the pine trees are made even more vulnerable during ...

BISHOP, Calif. — Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains near the Nevada border, methodically ...