SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia — In the midst of barren sandy land scattered with dry shortgrass, a vast Scotch pine tree forest swallows the viewer into greenery. A total of 11 million trees span 3,250 ...

Scots Pines once dominated the landscape of Scotland, part of the vast Caledonian Forest which began to spread some 10,000 ...

Jul 6, 2025 Jul 6, 2025 Updated Aug 4, 2025 Don Hardin's hillside was largely cleared of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle in April with help from his neighbors but now, in early July, an ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. High in the Gallatin Range south of Bozeman, a young whitebark pine tree, just over 3 feet tall, ...

On a warm July morning, the Monterey pine forest surrounding Cambria was alive with sound: the faint buzzing of insects, chirps of nearby birds and crunching footsteps of an occasional deer navigating ...

Mountain pine beetle-killed trees at Lookout Pass in 2002. Provided by Idaho Dept of Lands. Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big ...

Recent wind events, downing trees, plus dry conditions are coaxing an increase in ips and mountain pine beetles ...

TREES. INSECTS ARE FEEDING ON WHITE PINE TREES, AND THAT’S LEADING TO POSSIBLY DEADLY AND INFECTIONS. THE NC FOUR SERVICE FIRST NOTICED THE IMPACT ON TREES LAST SUMMER, AND NOW RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING ...

East Texas is a region known for our lush pine forests. The combination of suitable climate, soil and historical ecological conditions has created a welcoming environment for our beloved pine trees.

The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...