Poplar trees belong to the willow family (Populus spp.) and are deciduous trees that can reach 40 to 60 feet in height at maturity. Known as low-maintenance, fast-growing trees, poplars are not without their problems. Many insects can attack your poplar tree, but the most common pests are...
Quaking aspen is among the first trees to grow after a forest fire, and it colonizes areas where logging has depleted the other trees. Fotolia.com The quaking aspen grows from Maine to Alaska and in many portions of the American West. It is a member of the poplar family, and its scien...
Forest treesIdentifyingFungus diseasesLeaves(Botany)Discoloration'Ink Spot' is a leaf disease of poplars caused by two or more species of the fungus Ciborinia. Many poplar species and hybrids are susceptible, but quaking aspen is most commonly affected. Ciborinia is important periodically throughout...
Boxelder trees, also known as ash-leaved maples, are one of the most common and adaptable urban trees in North America—though they also may be the "messiest" from a visual perspective. The boxelder is very commonly seen in treeless plains and flanking the streets west of the Mississippi ...
The accuracy of the geometrical information is assessed from repeated measurements performed on 10 mature poplar trees and demonstrates that wind is the most limiting factor. Since the method was developed to study the spatial distribution of tension wood, some pictures of the latter are presented. ...
Homeowners should learn to identify these pests, but an arborist is best suited to offer guidance, gauge tree health, and recommend effective control measures. Stay vigilant and you can help protect your trees, and wooded areas throughout your community. (The scene in the video above is n...
When you are trying to remember these trees with compound leaves, think WHALE! Most trees have SIMPLE leaves.Most of us find it easiest to identify trees by their leaves. However, other characteristics such as bark, buds, flowers, and fruit can also help us to identify trees. Following are...
Pine trees only have so many ways to tell us they are not doing well, and there are several things we might spot that are indicators of diseases. The main things you might see are: Resin running down the trunk –If the bark is injured by diseases sticky resin often escapes and flows ...
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while others focus on accelerating voxel carving through the use of octrees [104]. Scharr et al. [104] then apply this accelerated method to maize and banana seedlings. Gaillard et al. [105] developed a high throughput voxel carving strategy to reconstruct 3D representations of sorghum from ...