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Salt Damage in Wood: Controlled Laboratory Exposures and Mechanical Property Measurements

Wed, 1 Jul 2020 14:27:16 GMT

Salt-damaged wood is common, but little is known about the mechanism by which salt water alters the wood structure.

In a recent study, a laboratory method for creating salt damage in other porous materials was applied to wood.

The Protective Role of Bark and Bark Fibers of the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) during H

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:59:50 GMT

The giant sequoia has developed effective strategies to protect itself against external influences in its natural environment in the Sierra Nevada.

Its bark ensures that the tree survives wild fires and rock fall almost unscathed.

Forests bouncing back from beetles, but elk and deer slowing recovery

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:10:41 GMT

New research reveals that even simultaneous bark beetle outbreaks are not a death sentence to

Colorado's beloved forests. One thing that is slowing their recovery down: Foraging elk and deer. ow.ly/TbLK50ypi2z

Shawnee gardening: The naked tree

Tue, 2 Apr 2019 03:44:14 GMT

People take trees for granted until one falls on your house or car. You are miserably warm on a

summer day and over there beckons a shade tree. Wow--I never knew that tree bloomed in the spring! What are those breathtaking orange trees in the autumn woods?

Deciduous tree leaves appear in nearly every color of the rainbow before they are released from the tree as the cold days of winter approach. Today, most of the trees are still in dormancy, but some now have a green cast or enlarged buds at the end of branches showing the tree is firing up for spring.

GLT's Grow: What To Ponder Before Carving Your Initials Into A Tree

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:15:43 GMT

We’ve all seen initials, maybe surrounded by a heart, carved into a tree. The tree survives,

but we also all know carving your initials into a tree is wrong.

In this edition of our gardening podcast Grow, Patrick Murphy from Illinois State University’s School of Biological Sciences tells GLT's Mike McCurdy there are some common sense things to follow to respect trees and nature.

Problems with tree bark separating from a cherry tree

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:26:11 GMT

Cherries (Prunus spp.) are beautiful but often short-lived trees that are susceptible to a host of

diseases, pests and cultural problems. Splitting or peeling bark is often a sign of frost damage, though it may also be caused by disease or herbicide injury. With proper cultural care, cherry trees can often heal themselves with minimal scarring.

Frost Damage

After a chilly winter night, the south- and east-facing sides of a cherry tree may split as the morning sun causes the bark to warm, expand and break. The tree will heal on its own, forming callused scabs. To prevent this, paint the trunk with whitewash to help reflect light. Paint the trunk only when it has no open wounds. You can wrap the tree with plastic, paper or cardboard to keep it warm while it heals.

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Ancient tree which tore itself apart only to regrow 'most complicated' ever found

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:14:20 GMT

An ancient tree with multiple trunks that split apart and then repaired itself as it grew has been declared one of the most complicated ever discovered.

Fossils from the 374-million-year-old cladoxlopsid from north-west China reveals an intricate web of trunks that would have appeared like a “network of water pipes”.

Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees

Mon, 15 May 2017 16:20:00 GMT

By Brian Pickings

French photographer Cedric Pollet travels the world to document the most beautiful tree barks in a project that is part stunning art photography, part implicit manifesto for biodiversity.

Tree bark may not sound like the most exciting or relatable of subjects but, in fact, it is both. Not only do we come in contact with it constantly in our daily lives, from cinnamon to cork to chewing gum to rubber, but it’s also a hauntingly beautiful, textured piece of living matter that looks like the skin of some magnificent mythical dragon. French photographer Cedric Pollet travels the world to capture this beauty and has documented it in his gorgeous new book, Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees (public library).

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