The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure ...

Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a wonderful evergreen species, with mature trees commonly reaching 300 feet high and 12 feet in diameter. (Giant sequoia is even larger and is a different species.) ...

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...

Are you thinking of DIYing a dining table, but aren't sure what wood to use? Here's a roundup of the best types of wood to ...

Researchers conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe. The reviewed ...

Northern red oaks grow from 70 to 150 feet tall and have red-orange, straight-grained wood. They're fast-growing ... Acorns are light brown and oblong with a cap that covers most of the nut.

A lightweight wood surface defect detection method ... the proposed method improves detection accuracy for eight defect types in different tree species, with the mean average precision (mAP) increased ...

Among the newly discovered Chlorociboria species, the type specimen of C. ailaoensis was found on decaying wood at an elevation ... The fungi have a light green stalk, with a surface covered ...

People leave comments on light and dark wood colors alike, and one reviewer praised how much ... Their products are also built to emulate real species like acacia, hickory, oak, pine, walnut, and even ...

Each spring the tree creates thousands of new tubes; together these create a new band of light-colored spring wood. The quantity and inner diameter of the tubes varies with the wood species.

Using light and electron microscopes to examine ... the distinguishing features of woods from different tree species. Course participants will look at many different types of wood to find out how to ...