In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

But the ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal groups, which both live symbiotically with plant roots, do so in different ways with profound impacts on forest tree diversity. "What we can ...

Declining snow accumulation in the mountains of the northeastern U.S. will likely reduce the ability of forests to act as a ...

Tree root systems are seldom on the minds of forest owners, tree planters, and general dendrophiles. Roots are rarely exposed, and so misconceptions about how they grow and function can influence ...

Biodiversity isn’t just about what’s growing in the forest, but also how it’s growing. Forests with a wide range of tree ...

A research study getting underway in Oakland Forest, an old-growth beech forest in Portsmouth, could shed light on treatments for beech leaf disease.

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Forest protectors are defending mature forests from logging after dam removal and restoration on the Elwha River.

A new study published in the Journal of Plant Ecology has found that temperate forest tree species, regardless of their root symbiosis with either ectomycorrhizal (ECM) or arbuscular mycorrhizal ...