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The World’s Oldest Living Trees Found in the Bristlecone Pine Forest

These ancient trees, some over 4,000 years old, hold the secrets of Earth’s history in their twisted bark and roots.
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Michigan’s state tree is the Eastern white pine. The national champion is somewhere else

Michigan’s state tree is the proud Eastern white pine, but the national champion is elsewhere. Maine, also known as the “Pine ...
Greene Publishing, Inc.

Orange tree tops in the forest a sign of stress

John McGuire Contributor There has been a recent increase in pine tree deaths reported in a swath extending from Tallahassee ...
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The biggest trees in America are hailed as national champions. Michigan has 7

Michigan is home to seven of America’s largest trees. They’re known as national champions. One stands beside a curb in Allegan County. Another towers over a home in Berrien County. Some are in the ...
San Diego Reader

Balboa Park has more than these ten trees

Kauri trees are among the largest (total mass) in the world and can live upwards of 2500 years. The largest known living kauri tree grows in Waipoua, New Zealand. It’s 150 feet tall and has a trunk ...
University of California, Davis

An Extreme Tree Hunt in the Sierra Nevada

Across 24 peaks and 240 miles through the Sierra Nevada, a UC Davis team searches for high-altitude Jeffrey pines to learn ...
BBC

Rising temperatures threaten UK trees – but these resilient species could help save our forests

Some of the United Kingdom's most valued trees are struggling to keep pace with climate change and increasing extreme weather. "We are very concerned that changing conditions are putting our trees ...
WGAL

New initiative gives Pennsylvania homeowners chance to replace invasive trees with native species

SERVE OR SELL THEM. PENNSYLVANIA IS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE ITS NEIGHBORS TO GET RID OF INVASIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, AND PLANT NEW, LESS PROBLEMATIC ONES. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S NEW SO-CALLED ...
The Conversation

Some tropical trees cool their leaves to survive the heat — but not all species have ways to cope

Kali Middleby received funding from James Cook University, the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, and Skyrail Rainforest Foundation. Lucas Cernusak receives funding from the Australian Research ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Century-old pine tree in Emmett removed over safety concerns

Residents saw a familiar landmark come down on Aug. 21, 2025, as a pine tree that had stood for more than a century was removed after years of structural deterioration made it a safety concern for the ...
The New York Times

In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives

Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood. A black oak in the Yale-Myers Forest of northern ...