Tag: trees
Trees help sell homes — and rent apartments
NEW YORK — A few years ago, U.S. Forest Service researchers in Portland, Ore. showed homes with street trees sold for $7,130 more, on...
Growing chestnut trees from seed
Learn two different methods for successfully growing chestnut seeds from seed.
How were trees transported to sawmills years ago?
The western expansion and industrial revolution that occurred in the U.S. during the 19th century required billions of board feet of lumber. Trees were...
Twinsberry Tree Farm is a ‘People’s Choice’
Years of experience paying off for Shreve, Ohio, tree farm and forestry business.
Damage to trees from high winds often goes undetected
By JEFF RUGG
Creators Syndicate
You may not have been in the path of one of the recent hurricanes, but you can still learn some tree...
Pa. maple tour to promote sustainable forestry
MILLHEIM, Pa. -- With careful decision-making, landowners can maximize profits and improve the health of their forested land.Join the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture...
Disease could kill Ohio’s walnut trees
In an effort to protect the walnut trees of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is proposing an exterior state quarantine regulating the transportation of walnut products from areas of 12 states to prevent the introduction of Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) to Ohio's walnut trees.
The Lorax may ‘speak for the trees’, but his message ignores...
Forester: We're hoping The Lorax movie will remind people about how important forests are for everything from the oxygen we breathe to the foods wildlife eat. With luck, it'll inspire parents to take their kids out to see the real thing.
Experts warn of strep-resistant fire blight found in New York orchards
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell plant pathologists have issued a warning to New York apple and pear growers after discovering a strain of fire blight that is resistant to such traditional treatments as the antibiotic streptomycin.
Ohio State gets $1.4 million to develop emerald ash borer resistant...
WOOSTER, Ohio — The native North American ash tree’s future rests in the ability of researchers to create a new variety with the right...
