/tags/trees Trees en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:12:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-12-03/leave-leaves-history-longleaf-pine-bald-cypress Three proponents of "leaving the leaves" make their case, plus an environmental historian shares stories of the longleaf pine and the bald cypress, two trees entwined in the history of the South. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:12:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-12-03/leave-leaves-history-longleaf-pine-bald-cypress Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge, Rachel McCarthy /environment/2023-12-07/rare-ants-north-carolina-trees-aphaenogaster-mariae-colony A rarely seen ant species was found by a North Carolina State University student high up in the trees of the Triangle. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:12:16 GMT /environment/2023-12-07/rare-ants-north-carolina-trees-aphaenogaster-mariae-colony Sophie Mallinson /environment/2023-10-25/zombie-trees-halloween-tree-limb-damage-dead-internal-rot-decay-danger-people-hurricane-hazard-mushroom While the dangers may not be apocalyptic, zombie trees can pose serious threats to people and property. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:12:12 GMT /environment/2023-10-25/zombie-trees-halloween-tree-limb-damage-dead-internal-rot-decay-danger-people-hurricane-hazard-mushroom Sophie Mallinson /environment/2023-10-24/witchs-witch-brooms-loblolly-pine-trees-improvement-program-nc-state-university-seed-halloween-citizen-science North Carolina State University researchers are running a citizen science project to track down abnormal growths on pine trees. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:44:56 GMT /environment/2023-10-24/witchs-witch-brooms-loblolly-pine-trees-improvement-program-nc-state-university-seed-halloween-citizen-science Sophie Mallinson /environment/2023-09-07/wake-county-study-shows-its-losing-valuable-tree-canopy-and-where-to-plant-more The study explored the billion-dollar benefits of the county’s trees. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:32:07 GMT /environment/2023-09-07/wake-county-study-shows-its-losing-valuable-tree-canopy-and-where-to-plant-more Sophie Mallinson /environment/2023-08-31/see-a-burnt-elm-tree-this-beetle-species-may-have-skeletonized-it The State Forest Service officials say that a small beetle is responsible for damage that is making elm trees appear as if they've been scorched by fire. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:52:36 GMT /environment/2023-08-31/see-a-burnt-elm-tree-this-beetle-species-may-have-skeletonized-it Sophie Mallinson /news/2023-08-02/a-new-invasive-insect-has-reached-north-carolina Officials are asking residents to keep an eye out for Elm zigzag sawflies across the state. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:13:24 GMT /news/2023-08-02/a-new-invasive-insect-has-reached-north-carolina Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-04-22/callery-pears-an-invader-worse-than-murder-hornets Bradford pears and 24 other ornamental trees were developed from Callery pears — a species brought to America a century ago to save ravaged pear orchards. Now, their invasive descendants have been reported in more than 30 states. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:18:34 GMT /news/2022-04-22/callery-pears-an-invader-worse-than-murder-hornets Associated Press /news/2022-03-11/new-program-in-nc-puts-bounty-on-bradford-pear-trees It will allow people to get up to five new native trees for their yards in exchange for cutting down the same number of Bradford pears. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:29:50 GMT /news/2022-03-11/new-program-in-nc-puts-bounty-on-bradford-pear-trees Associated Press, Joe Jurney /2020-07-28/believe-it-or-not-forests-migrate-but-not-fast-enough-for-climate-change Forests "are restless things," writes Zach St. George in his new book The Journeys of Trees.He explains how, over millennia, forests creep inch by inch to more hospitable places. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:48:00 GMT /2020-07-28/believe-it-or-not-forests-migrate-but-not-fast-enough-for-climate-change Ari Shapiro