After data analysis, 11 additional scans were acquired closer to the base of the tree to ensure a thorough capture of the buttress and the above-ground root system. To minimize occlusion of the top of ...

Frog Buttress is a cliff on the north-west side of Mount French, in the Moogerah Peaks National Park near the town of Boonah in Queensland, Australia. It became famous when local rock climbers Rick ...

Buttress roots close buttress rootsA tree root that grows above the forest floor to provide nutrients and support. - large roots have ridges which create a large surface area that help to support ...

Many new trees do just fine on their own. In fact, the movement they experience from normal wind and weather helps trees develop strong root systems and solid trunk girth. But new trees in open ...

It is one of 12 trees chronicled by Daniel Lewis, a historian at the Huntington Library in California, in a marvellous new book. This arboreal adventure takes you up the trunk of the mighty ceiba ...

Trees are often hailed as the lungs of our planet, but their importance extends far beyond their ability to produce oxygen. In a world grappling with climate change, deforestation, and environmental ...

Find your inner Lorax and enjoy the glory of the forest and the trees in these submissions Partially submerged trees are reflected in the waters of a dam lake. Photographs selected by Quentin ...

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American-Statesman dining critic Matthew Odam lists the best bars in Austin that help define the town for locals and ...

Trees first appeared around 400 million years ago. They survived the mass-extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago and lived through several glacial periods ...

Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise, new research shows. Researchers at the University of Louisville designed a clinical trial that ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie ...