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How Do You Save an Endangered Tree From Extinction When You Can’t Save Its Seeds? • The Revelator
4 min · · “Recalcitrant” seeds hold the secret to saving a critically endangered Indian tree called Madhuca insignis — thanks to a bit of human help. · Shared by 8, including Matthias Lampe
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The World’s Oldest Forest Has 385-Million-Year-Old Tree Roots
5 min · · A trove of arboreal fossils pushes back the origin of modern forests and sophisticated tree roots · Shared by 19, including Liv 😷 💙, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Matthias Lampe, @nonprofitorgs / Nonprofit Tech for Good
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How to handle trees when they grow too tall
· 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. · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe
MIT Technology Review
A “Trillion Trees” is a great idea—that could become a dangerous climate distraction
6 min · · Reforestation is critical for lots of reasons, but it’s no substitute for cutting emissions. · Shared by 83, including Katja Evertz, Martin Varsavsky, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Stephanie A Kowalski, Thomas Pleil, Matthias Lampe, Thomas Power
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The Secret That Helps Some Trees Live More Than 1,000 Years
3 min · · By comparing very old and young ginkgos in China, scientists found an explanation for their longevity. · Shared by 35, including Matthias Lampe, Vikram Dutt, Ferris Jabr, Jane, Ward Plunet, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, PNASNews
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3 min · · While providing benefits to the environment, some trees also emit gases to the atmosphere that worsen air pollution and alter climate. Field trials in Oregon and Arizona show that poplar trees, which… · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe
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US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters and how you can stop it
5 min · · If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, this heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as ten degrees Fahrenheit and lower energy costs. Here's how… · Shared by 11, including Matthias Lampe
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Over half of Europe’s endemic trees face extinction
6 min · · Gland, Switzerland, 27 September 2019 (IUCN) – Over half (58%) of Europe’s endemic trees are threatened with extinction, according to assessments of the state of the continent’s biodiversity published… · Shared by 9, including Matthias Lampe
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Planting Trees as Resistance and Empowerment: The Remarkable Illustrated Story of Wangari Maathai, the First African Woman to Win the…
6 min · · “A tree is a little bit of the future.” · Shared by 25, including Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, The Nobel Prize, Matthias Lampe, luis antónio santos
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(99+) Natural Bracing in Trees
· Unlike quite a bit of scientific theory, the effect of natural bracing in trees involves tangible objects that can be seen quite easily in individual trees. There's no denying the existence of bark that is included within a branch junction or the physical contact between branches, when you encounter · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe
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(99+) THE CASEBOOK OF DR. D. R. SLATER: No. 1: Pests and Diseases
· The Mighty Mite Most gall-forming organisms on trees leech resources from their host, but rarely so much resource that the tree ails. Tree owners frequently ask about odd forms on the leaves of their trees - a common one being the red ‘dunce caps’ produced by Eriophyes tiliae (see images above: on t · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe
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(99+) THE CASEBOOK OF DR. D. R. SLATER: No. 2: A Bad Start...
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(99+) THE CASEBOOK OF DR. D. R. SLATER: No. 3: Wound Repair in Trees
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(99+) THE CASEBOOK OF DR. D. R. SLATER: No.4: Occlusion of foreign objects
· MANY TREES WHICH SHOULD BE ENHANCING URBAN LANDSCAPES ARE SADLY NEGLECTED; DR DUNCAN SLATER IS CALLING FOR CHANGE One of my interests is how trees can grow and ‘swallow up’ other objects: this process is known as ‘occlusion’ and our urban trees have been found occluding all sorts of odd objects – pa · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe
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(99+) THE CASEBOOK OF DR. D. R. SLATER: No. 5: Tree Failures
· In these latest examples from his casebook, Dr. Duncan Slater tells the stories of the failure of five trees, which failed in very different ways. · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe
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(99+) THE CASEBOOK OF DR. D. R. SLATER: No. 6: Natural Bracing
· IN THIS LATEST ISSUE OF HIS CASEBOOK, DR DUNCAN SLATER REPORTS ON THE MAIN CAUSE OF BARK INCLUSIONS AND EXPLAINS WHY THE TOPIC SHOULD BECOME INTRINSIC TO ARBORIST TRAINING A DOUBLE-TAKE ON NATURAL BRACES I have been researching and reporting on branch junctions in trees for over eight years, having · Shared by 5, including Matthias Lampe