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"I'm doing a lot of experiments now with the Japanese maples," Rob Schreiner, head of the Nebraska City tree board, told Harvest Public Media. "We're having really good luck with those. They've come ...
Some of these species are very rare, such as the Moccas Beetle, which lives on just 14 old oak trees in Moccas Park, ...
WHAT: A missing oak species—the Quercus tardifolia —that was thought to be extinct, until nine botanical researchers scoured Big Bend in search of one last living tree.
Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only ...
Over a third of threatened or understudied oak tree species in Mesoamerica are not held in managed botanical collections anywhere in the world, and for many species, protection of their native ...
Oak trees are an asset to landscapes. The genus Quercus has 500 species worldwide and half that number is in the Western Hemisphere. According to “A Field Guide to Texas Trees” by Bennie Simpson, ...
A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.
And if these wasps are a mascot for anything, it’s biodiversity. North America has around 90 different species of oak trees, ...