Trees

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Trees need stability and protection to get big, and both of those are in short supply. William Laurance

The end of big trees?

By Bill Laurance, James Cook University

When I was a small lad there was a stately old tree in our backyard. My little sister and I practically lived in it — it was our lair, our fortress, our stairway to the sky. Decades later, I sometimes…
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Orchestra of nature: artist Bartholomäus Traubeck has converted pieces of trees into music. Eric C Bryan

Forest sonata: listening to the music of the trees

By Jim Cotter

What is the music of trees? German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck spun slices of logs on turntables that translate their textures and annual rings into music. Traubeck calls the result Years, and I played…
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Sure, it looks nice, but this tree is also saving you money. UncanonicalAaron/Flickr

For a great return on investment, try trees

By Gregory Moore, University of Melbourne

Perhaps it is a pity that so many Australians think of our parks, gardens, streetscapes and urban landscapes only in terms of their aesthetics. While green spaces are beautiful and decorative, these attributes…

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Monsoon drought visible in tree rings

University of Arizona

Tree growth rings in America have given an insight into the effects of long-term droughts due to monsoon failure. Common…

Walnuts are super-sensitive to climate

Purdue University

Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome…

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