Optimizing tree architecture is a long-standing challenge in fruit production, as branch orientation directly affects light ...

Forest scientists have used genetic modification to successfully manipulate the growth in height of trees, showing that it's possible to create miniature trees that look similar to normal trees -- but ...

The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has ...

Scientists have cracked the full genetic code for California’s beloved trees — the coastal redwoods and giant sequoias — that will help researchers identify forests that are most diverse, genetically ...