We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we breathe, and help combat ...

Bark fiber has quietly supported human survival long before metal tools, woven fabrics, or modern gear ever existed. Found in the inner bark layers of trees like cedar, basswood, willow, and mulberry, ...

Scientists have discovered yet another way that trees are essential to the health of the planet, and this time, it's not about the leaves. The Guardian reports that a team of researchers from the ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Every now and then during one of my walks, someone will tell me that they have a headache. I peel off two slivers of bark from a willow tree, that ubiquitous plant of the streams, and hand it to them.

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

My daughter has several crape myrtles in her yard. Some of them have started to lose the bark on their trunks, and there is an orange residue where the bark has fallen off. Is this something to be ...