The people were poor and needed money," Bridges said. In the wake of widespread clearcutting, loblolly pine, an opportunistic tree species, moved in. The transformation of longleaf to loblolly ...

Most tree and shrub bark is brown, often smooth and sometimes gnarled – but a few plants have colourful bark that, in many cases, flakes away to reveal patches of different underlying colours.

Scotch pine is one of the strongest softwoods and is therefore used for construction. Other parts of the tree provide secondary uses past timber. For example, it can be tapped for resin to make ...

WE’LL CHECK BACK FIRST THOUGH. POLLOCK PINES FAMILY DISPLACED TONIGHT AFTER YESTERDAY’S STORM. AND THEY SAY STRONG WINDS UPROOTED A TREE AND IT LANDED RIGHT ON THEIR HOME. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ...

Miniscule mineral particles that are carried by the wind during wet conditions are dissolved and absorbed by the lichen. Lichens produce their own food using sunlight energy and do not feed on the ...

If their ends are thumb thick, the trees are longleaf pine. Pinky thick and they’re slash. Both – and, occasionally, Loblolly – are grown for pine straw harvesting throughout the Southeast.

See how professionals manage the logging of bark beetle-infested wood with the Stihl MS 462 chainsaw. This high-performance tool ensures precise cuts, making the task of removing infected trees ...

Norfolk Island pine trees have become a feature of Australia's coastline but they are at risk from a number of factors. A Gold Coast researcher says a severe weather-fuelled fungus and urban ...

Feb. 13, 2025 — Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll ...

A Pollock Pines family has been displaced after a tree was uprooted and fell onto their home during a storm on Tuesday. President Donald Trump paces the field at Daytona 500 | NASCAR on FOX ...