Oak trees accumulate more wood when there is more carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere. That's the key finding from our new study, carried out in a long-established forest in Staffordshire ...

Years of drought conditions in the Midwest and Great Plains have opened the door for pests and diseases that are killing ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have analyzed 96 years of forest census data to better understand ...

Our local forests have far fewer oak trees than were present in the 1800s and yet, of all our native trees, the oak tree is ...

Temperate forests cover these mountains and arehome to species like the Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica), another oak known as the encino in Spanish (Quercus crassifolia), the peacock flower ...

Experiment in floodplain forest: Using tree mortality to support oak regeneration Date: April 16, 2025 Source: Universität Leipzig Summary: The pedunculate oaks typical of Leipzig's floodplain ...

Temperate forests represent about 25 percent of Earth’s arboreal lands. As temperatures have changed, temperate trees face threats from of harmful invasive pests from other regions, loss of ...

Schweiss said white oak is critical for both Missouri wildlife and the state forest products industry. “Oaks are valuable for more than 100 different kinds of wildlife out there.

If you want to be happy for life, plant trees.” White Oak essential for Missouri wildlife and economy Mike Fiaoni supervises the George O. White State Forest Nursery in Licking, Missouri. Originally ...