beech trees

(Newser) - European beech trees pull off a remarkable feat that has fascinated scientists for some time, and according to Quanta Magazine , researchers have just made a big advance in understanding it. The study, published in Nature Plants , shines light into how trees across the entire continent synchronize so they are all...

(Newser) - Arborists and geneticists are collaborating on a project to bring 1 million new trees to New York's gritty streets by 2016. They won't be entirely new, though, Newsday reports. Cuttings will be taken from several species in Central Park, then shipped to an Oregon lab where they will be cloned,...