Aug. 1 (UPI) --Plans for the U.S. Forest Service to plant more than a billion trees by 2030 -- to shade and cool cities, protect water and fight climate change -- are being threatened by seedling ...

Rayonier foresters spend more time planting trees than they do harvesting them. We look at the extensive planning and location-specific methods we use for planting trees in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, ...

Volunteers Joe Landeros and Anthea Raymond tamp down the earth around a newly planted Joshua tree seedling in the California Mojave Desert. (Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times) Joe Landeros plunged a ...

In recognition of the milestone, the town is boosting its efforts to plant more trees throughout the area this Arbor Day. The town’s Tree and Townscape Board will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree ...

This summer’s heat wave took a toll on conifers, but scientists and the local forestry industry still are working to learn what the long-term effects will be for the trees. In a mini-symposium held in ...

Marquez notes that citrus trees grow very slowly and may take up to 10 years from seed to become fruit-bearing. However, growing an orange tree from seed produces a beautiful tree with glossy ...

The loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is flowering now and will continue blooming into February. Its tasty yellow or orange fruit are borne January to April, barring a hard freeze. Loquat trees — aka ...

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...