Incurably diseased trees will need to be chopped down as soon as possible and replaced with woodland that is "more resilient ...

Attacks most Asian and European species and varieties of white barked birch. Native species of birch have evolved with the borers and are much more resistant when the trees are healthy. Native trees ...

As a native species of New England, the paper birch extends throughout the northern reaches of the continent, into Alaska and northern Canada. In addition to the trees’ fire-starting capability, the ...

Quaking and bigtooth aspen (popple) are principally grown for pulpwood that’s used to manufacture paper and particleboard. They are also used for sawtimber and veneer. Paper (white) birch is in less ...

And you can even use these clues in the winter, when trees usually go dormant and lose their leaves! Generally, you can look for these four features of a tree to identify its species: Inside a tree’s ...

silver birch and holly trees, which they say could be vulnerable to warmer temperatures and longer dry spells. They say they have already started trying to replace them by planting more species ...

When I think about winter survival, my mind first goes to wildlife: field mice curling up in nests, chickadees flocking to ...

The toadstools live in harmony with trees, helping the likes of oak, beech, birch and pine absorb water and nutrients. Kew expert Tuula Niskanen found two of the Scottish species, including ...