Posts filed under: Articles of Interest

The Tule tree in Oaxaca.

Our President-elect, Mark Duff, is in Oaxaca, Mexico this week. He sent this photo of the Tule Tree, Taxidium mucronatum.  About 130 feet tall and over 150 feet in circumference- estimated...... Read More

Giant Lion Sculpture Carved from Single Tree Trunk

Giant Lion Sculpture Carved from Single Tree Trunk Took 20 People and 3 Years to Complete. 05/19/2017 A giant wooden sculpture of a roaring lion now stands proudly in a Central Chinese city...... Read More

Washington apple growers sink their teeth into the NEW COSMIC CRISP. 05/07/2017

Washington apple growers sink their teeth into the NEW COSMIC CRISP. 05/07/2017 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/03/525421226/washington-apple-growers-sink-their-teeth-into-the-new-cosmic-crisp... Read More

60,000 species of trees worldwide

There Are More Than 60,000 Tree Species Worldwide, Scientists Say. 04/15/2017... Read More

Gold Grows on Eucalyptus Trees

Gold Grows On Eucalyptus Trees. Australian researchers confirm that deep-rooted Eucalyptus trees pilfer gold from ore deposits underground and transport them into their leaves.03/06/2017... Read More

Wildfires in Colorado could get worse because of state’s 834 million dead trees

Wildfires in Colorado could get worse because of state’s 834 million dead trees. DENVER – Colorado’s beetle-infested forests are peppered with an estimated 834 million standing dead trees that threaten to...... Read More

Extinct tree now grows anew

Extinct tree grows anew from ancient jar of seeds unearthed by archaeologists. 03/06/2017... Read More

Wolves Introduced in Yellowstone

Wolves Introduced in Yellowstone. In 1995, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, along with Canadian biologists, captured 14 wolves in Canada and placed them in Yellowstone National Park, where they...... Read More

Penn State Wood Collection

Dr. Charles Ray and his work with the Penn State wood collection. Bill Hallman is a television producer and has recently completed a segment featuring Dr. Charles Ray and his work...... Read More

Trees Need Time to Chill

Trees Need Time To Chill. If These Trees Don’t Get Time to Chill, Farmers Will Be Out on a Limb. Frigid temperatures between 32 and 45 degrees help set buds...... Read More
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