Collaborative research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst outlines five essential themes to promote equitable and sustainable urban tree planting initiatives (TPIs), which is especially ...

Timber-producing tree plantations that contain at least two different tree species grow better than those with just a single species. The finding suggests that increasing species diversity in areas of ...

A 25-year plan to grow tree coverage across the city has been set out by the council. Worcester City Council’s Trees Strategy 2025-2050 will guide how trees are managed and increased across Worcester ...

Trees and entire forests worldwide are threatened by increasing climate extremes and ensuing insect infestations. As sessile organisms, trees cannot escape threatening environmental conditions and ...

Trees continue to form reserves even during long periods of starvation, study shows. During climate extremes, plants cannot produce sufficient energy-rich carbon compounds through photosynthesis and ...