Q: We have a cottonwood in our yard, and we noticed last week that a few branches are dying. The tree is approximately 25-30 years old so I can’t imagine that the tree is dying. We were wondering if ...

This is a great week to buy and plant daffodil and other spring flowering bulbs. And it is not too late to add new trees, shrubs and perennials to your garden. The advantage of planting in September ...

When we look at a big old tree in an important spot we sometimes wonder about the stories it could tell. Because they outlive us, trees have been considered "silent witnesses to history" as long as ...

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Researchers at Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have developed a novel value chain for production of textile and bio-fuel from fast-growing poplars. By applying ...

BOARDMAN, Ore. — The poplar trees here grow 10 feet a year, transforming an irrigated stretch of desert near the Columbia River into a neatly pruned forest. For now, the trees provide lumber for ...

OROVILLE — On Friday, Oroville Botanic Gardens and Education Center President Susan Sims, volunteer members of the center and students of Poplar Avenue Elementary School began planting trees around ...