Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right type

Cities need planting strategies tailored to local conditions rather than universal greening formulas. In parks and open green ...

Megafire kills Joshua trees, but not fungi

When the Dome Fire tore through the Mojave Desert in 2020, it reduced 1 million Eastern Joshua trees to blackened skeletons. Scientists expected the underground ecosystem to be equally devastated.
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Plane trees to be phased out in Sydney's parks and streets and replaced with more drought-tolerant species

Sydney's avenues of plane trees have their new leaves for spring and will provide much-needed shade in the city's concrete jungle for an expected hot El Niño-charged summer. But the London plane trees ...
Purdue University

What do Trees Do in the Winter?

Purdue Landscape Report: So, what do trees do in the winter? Do they freeze up like unprotected water pipes? Or burst when it gets below freezing? Yes, the below-ground parts of a tree are kept ...
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Purdue Landscape Report: How do trees use water?

Purdue Landscape Report: Water covers approximately 71% of Earth’s surface, yet only 3% of the 326 million cubic miles of water on the planet is suitable for growing crops, such as trees. It can be ...