Apr 5, 2023
Giant Sequoias, California From the article by Ebden Diskin 5/2/21, updated from 10/9/14 from www.matadornetwork.com NO ONE APPRECIATED the beauty of trees, and immortalized them in literature, more than J.R.R. Tolkien. “I am at home among the trees,” said...
Mar 2, 2023
Angel Oak, South Carolina From the article by Ebden Diskin 5/2/21, updated from 10/9/14 from www.matadornetwork.com NO ONE APPRECIATED the beauty of trees, and immortalized them in literature, more than J.R.R. Tolkien. “I am at home among the trees,” said...
Feb 1, 2023
From: Science Daily, 27/9/22 The ability of rainforests to store carbon can decrease in pace with climate change. This is due to photosynthesis rates in the leaves of rainforest species falling at higher temperatures and the trees’ natural cooling systems...
Jan 5, 2023
From: Science Daily, 22/9/22 Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground. This flow of extra carbon below ground is an important, and often overlooked, way in which the natural world will...
Dec 1, 2022
From: BBC News, 06/10/22 Lovely to read recently about a council initiating a two-year project to plant more than 500 trees by March 2023 in urban areas of Great Yarmouth, as part of the Forgotten Places: Greening Coastal Towns and Cities initiative. Choosing the...
Nov 2, 2022
This summer hit a milestone in UK climate history. Records for extreme heat and low rainfall were broken as we experienced the hottest day on record. The effect on our health and economy was widely reported, but what effect do extreme heatwaves have on trees?...