Ever wondered how long it takes for a Christmas tree to go from a tiny seedling to the star of your holiday celebrations? Imagine this: You’re snuggled up by the fire and admiring that perfectly ...

Christmas trees are grown as a farm crop. It takes several growing seasons before a Christmas tree is ready to harvest.

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen ...

Researchers from Purdue University's Department of Computer Science and Institute for Digital Forestry, with collaborator Sören Pirk at Kiel University in Germany, have found that artificial ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...