Complementarity in the distribution of tree and crop root systems is important to minimise competition for resources whilst maximising resource use in agroforestry systems. A field study was conducted ...

Pando is the largest organism on Earth, consisting of about 40,000 genetically identical trees. Sound designer Jeff Rice recorded what this organism's vast root system sounds like in a rainstorm. The ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 211, No. 2 (1999), pp. 241-258 (18 pages) A low-magnetic-field digitising device combined with AMAPmod, a software designed to analyse plant architecture, provided a very ...

Here's how to measure the critical root zone of a tree, so you'll know how to dig around it without injuring its roots.

Golfers generally seem to understand (or have been made aware) that tree root systems aggressively compete with turfgrasses for available water and nutrients, and that trees often lead to poor turf ...

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With holiday guests arriving at many of our homes in the coming days, you might be wondering how to deter them from parking ...

This autumn, a mature linden tree on the campus of the British School of Bucharest (BSB) was relocated to a new position ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...