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Ask the Master Gardener: What are blue-green growths on trees? These are lichens. Lichens are non-destructive, living organisms composed of a fungus and algae living in a symbiotic relationship.
In a new study published in Functional Ecology, researchers focused on why spruce trees produce such a complex mixture of defense substances in their sticky resin.
A baby raccoon was rescued after getting stuck in the crack of a Bethel tree Tuesday, police said.
An animal control officer in Connecticut who responded to a report of "an animal crying in the woods" ended up rescuing a baby raccoon wedged in the crack of a tree.
In a new study, researchers focused on why spruce trees produce such a complex mixture of defense substances in their sticky resin. Several hypotheses already existed to explain this phenomenon.
A look inside a rare, 400-year-old tree found in the Lorneville area of Saint John offers a microscopic glimpse at the history and data that can be pulled from old growth trees as the supply of ...
Walking along a wooded trail in any corner of the province, you might see the odd tree that stretches higher than others, and has most of its branches near the top, typically spiralled and bent.Those ...
The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree India Hayford. Kensington/Scognamiglio, $18.95 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-1-4967-5312-0 Hayford debuts with a poignant tale of ghosts and found family.
A little girl has died after a tree fell on top of her during a storm on Blithe Street in Green Bay. 9-year-old Rose Elizabeth Hendricks had reportedly just returned from a shopping trip with her ...
A young girl — whose mother described her as a “miracle baby” for surviving two collapsed lungs at childbirth — died after she was crushed by a falling tree during a vicious thunderstorm ...