Willow trees are distinctly male or female, necessitating 'interaction' between the sexes for reproduction. They rely heavily on external forces, such as wind, insects, birds to transfer pollen from ...

Scientists say blooms indicative of climate changes Trees struggling to reproduce in hotter areas Related yucca plants also in prolific flower JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Desert ecologist Jim Cornett has ...

Research has found a strong correlation between the North Atlantic Oscillation and synchronized tree reproduction across Europe, supporting the idea that this phenomenon plays a greater role in large ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Trees may seem sedentary, but movement is a big part of their lives ...

"Lianas are well known as rivals of trees in tropical forests because lianas compete with trees for sunlight; until this study, however, we didn't know to what extent lianas actually reduce tropical ...

In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

It’s called rust because of the orange-colored blisters that form when the fungus breaks through a tree’s bark. Once there, no one can stop it. White pine blister rust slowly and methodically kills a ...

Woody vines, known as lianas, compete intensely with trees and their numbers are on the rise in many tropical forests around the world. A new study at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI ...

Scientists found some trees simply aren’t susceptible to the fungus. Researchers isolated the seeds from those trees and grew seedlings in a lab setting. The trees that grew were also resistant to ...