ScienceDaily
‘Super trees’ may help save Houston … and beyond: Live oaks, sycamores top ranking of trees that mitigate effects of…
3 min read · Jan 9th · Statisticians are sharing strategies to identify 'super trees' for urban areas that help mitigate pollution, flooding and heat.
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The Conversation
How the trees in your local park help protect you from disease
3 min read · 2021-06-06 · Invisible to the eye, the microbial life in the air around us can vary depending on our environment.
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Collapse OS
1 min read · From 2019 · Bootstrap post-collapse technology Winter is coming and Collapse OS aims to soften the blow. It is a z80 kernel and a collection of programs, tools and documentation that allows you to assemble an OS…
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About Healthy Trees Healthy Cities
2020-07-24 · Date Upload: 08/25/2017
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Chicago Sun-Times
EDITORIAL: Chicago fails to live up to its motto — City in a Garden — with every new tree lost
2 min read · From 2020 · The longer the city waits to restore its magnificent tree canopy, the harder the job gets. New trees need many years to grow to maturity.
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The Other Census: Count of Chicago Area’s Trees Underway. Here’s Why It Matters
5 min read · 2020-06-27 · The 2020 census of the region’s trees — the largest undertaking of its kind in the country — will build on the inaugural 2010 count and help municipalities set priorities for creating healthier green…
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thousandcankers.com
Resources
3 min read · From 2020 · March 17, 2020 Read More April 30, 2019 Read More August 24, 2018 Read More
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thousandcankers.com
Thousand Cankers Disease
2 min read · From 2016 · The latest news and information regarding thousand cankers disease.
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TED-Ed
What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees?
1 min read · From 2020 · By 2050, it’s estimated that over 65% of the world will be living in cities. We may think of nature as being unconnected to our urban spaces, but trees have always been an essential part of successful…
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linkedin.com
Trees Over Time Part Six: Branch Junctions
20+ min read · From 2020 · Figure 1 (above): Cup union in common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), the junction’s bark ridge clearly growing in length (and thus the apex of the junction has risen higher) over the five years of this…
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Reuters
Greener, longer life: More trees reduce premature deaths in cities
2 min read · From 2019 · TBILISI - City dwellers tend to live longer if they are in leafy neighborhoods, ...
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Mongabay
Amazonian tree with human-sized leaves finally gets ID’d as new species
5 min read · From 2020 · More than 35 years after it was first seen, researchers have described Coccoloba gigantifolia, a tree species from the Brazilian Amazon with gigantic leaves that can reach 2.5 meters (8 feet) in…
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therevelator.org
How Do You Save an Endangered Tree From Extinction When You Can’t Save Its Seeds? • The Revelator
4 min read · From 2020 · “Recalcitrant” seeds hold the secret to saving a critically endangered Indian tree called Madhuca insignis — thanks to a bit of human help.
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Smithsonian Magazine
The World’s Oldest Forest Has 385-Million-Year-Old Tree Roots
5 min read · From 2019 · A trove of arboreal fossils pushes back the origin of modern forests and sophisticated tree roots
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Chicago Tribune
How to handle trees when they grow too tall
From 2020 · When a tree grows taller than expected, it may seem obvious to just cut off the top, but topping a tree won't work in the long term.
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