This tree species is an intermediate species between Balsam Fir and Fraser Fir and incorporates some of the best qualities of each. Canaan has a medium green color, nice fragrance, and the best needle retention of the species we grow. It is native to the Canaan Valley of West Virginia and ...
One accusation was that the study endorsed inappropriate tree planting on grasslands and other nonforested ecosystems, destroying native biodiversity. Another was that the estimates of carbon storage were far too high for the amount of land concerned. Simon Lewis, a professor of ...
Another option is the butternut tree (Juglans cinerea), which is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 7 and native to most of the eastern United States, west to Minnesota, and south to Arkansas and Georgia. Maturing in fall, its nuts are encased in hairy outer husks. Drawbacks of Growing...
Native to the American Midwest, primarily the Ohio River Valley, the shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria, zones 5 to 8) has unlobed leaves unlike other oak leaf types, making it one of the easiest species to identify. The narrow, oblong-shaped leaves are a glossy dark green with smoo...
North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future.
The onslaught pushing these native populations to less productive lands is only exacerbated by climate change, another byproduct of insufficiently checked individualist development of the West, the United States leading the charge. A death knell is ringing for White American culture and its global ...
The Arizona pine grows best in the climates of South-West New Mexico, South-East Arizona, and in regions of upper Mexico. Native to Arizona, this species has thick spread-out branches, needles grouped in three to four bunches, and a rounded top. A matured Arizona pine is a relatively ...
As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service and others are turning to a strategy called “assisted migration.” December 29, 2023 Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pacific Northwest In summer of 2021, th...
Each one of the 50 US states has a designated state tree. Every state’s trees are native and thrive in that state, except Hawaii’s state tree (originally from Asia). The 50 state trees usually are chosen for historical reasons or the state’s local timber economy. ...
Living as long as a thousand years, the American chestnut tree once dominated parts of the Eastern forest canopy, with many Native American nations relying on them for food. But by 1950, the tree had largely succumbed to a fungal blight probably introduced by Japanese chestnuts. “Now after ...