by Web Editor | May 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Over the past 30 years, three-quarters of eastern US tree species have been shifting to the west, and at an astonishing rate of around 15.4 kilometers per decade (9.5 miles). That’s weird, because scientists have long predicted that the effects of climate change...
by Web Editor | Feb 6, 2013 | News, News/PR
Hundreds of thousands of trees died in the historic drought of 2012, and many more will succumb in the next few years, scientists say. “This is just beginning,” says Janna Beckerman, a plant pathologist at Indiana’s Purdue University. “I...
by Web Editor | Apr 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
Industries associated with hardwood growth and production may benefit from trademarked varieties of faster growing trees developed through a partnership between Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service. Created in 1998, the Hardwood Tree Improvement and...