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fromSocial Media Explorer

2 weeks ago

When the Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard review the Indiana Jones of trees returns

Suzanne Simard's research demonstrates that trees communicate and exchange resources through fungal networks, fundamentally changing understanding of forest ecosystems and their carbon recovery capacity.

Online marketing

3 weeks ago

Scrolling for Shade: What Homeowners are Actually Searching for Regarding Tree Care - Social Media Explorer

Social media tree-trimming trends prioritize aesthetics over proper arboriculture; professional pruning serves biological functions like wind resistance, not just visual appeal.

3 weeks ago

My ideas are a little revolutionary': ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics

Wildfires have become an ever bigger problem in Canada. The 2018 wildfires were the biggest in British Columbia's history, but this record was broken in 2021, and then again in 2023, when fires consumed an area three times the size of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and the smoke travelled as far as New York City.

Canada news

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis study

It was previously thought that tropical regions where temperatures fluctuate less over the course of the year would not be so affected by the climate crisis in terms of the timing of flowering. This hypothesis has been proved wrong, said the lead researcher Skylar Graves from the University of Colorado Boulder, who added that nowhere on Earth is unaffected by climate change.

Environment

fromwww.bbc.com

Ancient felled oak tree was healthy, report finds

A 500-year-old oak tree in Enfield was felled despite being healthy with no evidence of danger or disease, according to a Forestry Commission report.

Science

fromThe Washington Post

Why do dead leaves stay on trees during winter?

Certain deciduous species, notably oaks and beeches, retain dead leaves through winter (leaf marcescence), a trait with multiple unresolved evolutionary explanations.

fromArs Technica

New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse

"Granted, "[p]lants have extensive and well established mechanisms of communication, with that of volatiles being the most well studied and understood," he added. "There is also growing recognition that root exudates play a role in plant-plant interactions, though this is only now being deeply investigated. Nothing else, communication through mychorriza, has withstood independent investigation."

Science

Agriculture

fromTasting Table

Most Fruit Trees Can Wait Until Spring To Be Pruned, Except These Two - Tasting Table

Prune apple and pear trees in winter to improve light, reduce crowding, and boost future fruit; avoid winter pruning for most other fruit trees.

Plant trees, bushes and evergreens now to give your garden structure

Plant structural trees, hedges and evergreens now, including bare-root specimens, to give winter gardens lasting form and year-round interest.

fromFuturism

Meteorologist Warns That Winter Storm Means Trees Are About to Start Exploding

With a major winter storm about to blast pretty much every US state east of the Rocky Mountains, many are scrambling to prepare for the cold, ice, and snow. And according to popular meteorology influencer Max Schuster, there's yet another winter-weather hazard to watch out for: trees exploding in the frigid air. On a viral post on X-formerly-Twitter, Schuster - who holds a meteorology degree

Science

fromFuturism

Forests Are Steadily Crawling North, Satellite Imagery Shows

Boreal forests are shifting northward and expanding due to warming, altering carbon sequestration potential and increasing young forest cover.

Science

fromPsychology Today

Secrets of the Sleeping Beauties of the Animal Kingdom

Some organisms can suspend metabolism for millennia and revive unchanged, carrying survival information throughout their bodies rather than confined to neurons.

Exploding trees: the winter phenomenon behind frost cracks

Sudden severe cold can cause freezing water in outer wood to expand and split trees, producing frost cracks and explosive-sounding breaks.

fromEarth911

Guest Idea: Late Winter Pruning Optimizes Tree Health for Backyard Carbon Sequestration

Prune backyard trees in late winter to reveal structure, improve health, and increase long-term carbon sequestration by removing nonproductive limbs and promoting stronger growth.

fromNature