Search out shrub, trees that resist disease

Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper tip blight, flowering crabapples to apple scab, elms to Dutch elm ...

Oakland's last old-growth redwood is a gnarled, twisted icon

Old Survivor is the name given to the last remaining old-growth redwood tree in Oakland, a nearly 500-year-old wonder that overlooks the East Bay from the top of Leona Heights Park. Old growth ...
Wirral Globe on MSN

Is this ancient oak at Claremont Farm the oldest tree in Wirral?

A HIGHER Bebington farm is making history - but do they have Wirral's oldest oak tree?
Press-Telegram

Ants are thriving in an LA wildfire burn zone. Here’s why it matters

Native ants in the forests around the recent Eaton fire had survived the heat, flames and smoke, an evolutionary survival ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Officials issue warning as harmful insects spread across US region: 'Highly vulnerable'

Infestations can spread silently. Officials issue warning as harmful insects spread across US region: 'Highly vulnerable' first appeared on The Cool Down.
The Vancouver Sun

Native plant seeds from critically endangered Garry Oak ecosystems to be preserved

She says seeds from rare and culturally significant plants will be collected and preserved in off-site cold storage. The cold storage, or seed bank “hubs,” will be duplicated in two locations: the ...