How Do Trees Age?

While aging may be a slow, agonizing process for humans, the opposite can be said for tress. Most of our growing takes place when we are young. We sometimes grow as much as a foot in a year after hitting puberty. Once we reach our early โ€˜20s, we are simply done growing. In fact we… Read more »

Recycling Your Christmas Trees

In the article, โ€œGet ready to recycle those Christmas trees,โ€ Josh Baugh of Mysanantonio.com writes, โ€œCity officials are reminding residents who recycle their trees that before dropping them off, the trees must be free of decorations, stands, nails and plastic wrapping. โ€œFlockedโ€ Christmas trees, those adorned with artificial snow, also may be recycled. If the… Read more »

Can you judge a tree by its branch?

In the press release, โ€œOne Treeโ€™s Architecture Reveals Secrets of a Forest,โ€ Sciencedaily.com reports, โ€œJust by looking at a treeโ€™s branching pattern, it turns out, scientists can gather clues about how it functions โ€“ for example how much carbon dioxide it exchanges with the atmosphere or how much water transpires through its leaves โ€“ regardless… Read more »