The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a small specialty crop block grant to the Michigan Christmas Tree ...

Minuscule particles of gold in the needles of Norway spruce trees that are produced by bacteria living inside the plant ...

In the deep boreal forests of northern Finland, where ancient conifers stand motionless over the snow-covered landscape, ...

Scientists find bacteria inside Norway spruce needles that can turn dissolved gold into solid nanoparticles.

Put away your sifting pans and pick axes because there's a tree that grows the next best thing to money. Don't expect to ...

Trees’ inner heartwood harbors methane-producing microbes adapted to oxygen-poor swamps and cow guts ...

Plants do more than photosynthesize - some of them make gold. Scientists in Finland found gold particles inside Norway spruce ...

Money does grow on trees! Scientists in Finland have discovered gold embedded in the needles of Norway spruce trees.

Gold remains a valuable material and while it doesn’t grow on trees, a new study published in the journal Environmental ...

Spruce tree needles contain tiny gold particles — and they could indicate large gold deposits beneath the surface.

A new study has uncovered a connection between bacteria living in Norway spruce needles and gold nanoparticles. This discovery, made by the research team at the University of Oulu, Finland, could pave ...

The DNR notes that for over 100 years, Wisconsin forest nurseries have provided high-quality, native tree seedlings, ...