SCOTS scientists have warned that natural tree colonisation may not always produce carbon capture benefits. Scientists at The ...

Scientists studying pine trees and juniper shrubs in northern Scandinavia are revealing the weather of the past by looking at tree rings — which can tell us far more than just the trees’ age. ‘Blue’ ...

Immerse yourself in Scotland’s wild highland landscape and meet its long-lived forest keeper, a magnificent Scots pine tree.

Blue growth rings in woody plant stems indicate years when cells failed to lignify properly due to summers that were too cold for normal growth. When temperatures drop, even tough trees face ...

A woman who claimed she has a severe allergic reaction to a tree in her garden has been told by a council she cannot chop it down. Rachna Anderson, who lives in Easton, near Norwich, Norfolk said ...

At that time, scientists observed that Scots pine trees that had stood for around 100 years were declining and dying. They wondered whether drought or other climate factors were driving this loss.

NINE trees in Kilmacolm are set to be cut down over safety concerns. A planning application was submitted to Inverclyde Council in November seeking permission to remove the trees from a property in ...