Mycorrhizal partnerships are symbiotic, or, mutually beneficial, relationships between plants and fungi, that take place around plant roots. Mycorrhrizae in the soil have been shown to be essential to plant …
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Research into the interactions between old trees and their moss that harbours cyanobacteria, produces a combination that contributes to the long-term health of surrounding trees. They are somehow fertilizing the …
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Investing in Trees – Trees are good for the environment and the bank book, too By Virginia Gauley GRCA Forester Imagine your neighbourhood without any trees. It would look pretty …
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Benefits of Urban Trees Trees are a very important part of our urban environment. Urban trees filter air, water and sunlight and reduce air pollution. They moderate local climate, slow …
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Trees are critically important in the food cycles of many insects, birds and mammals, including humans. The majority of our food crops depend on pollinators for fertilization. And the numbers …
The Value of Urban Trees Over a 50-year lifespan, the average tree will provide: $31,250 worth of oxygen $62,000 worth of air-pollution control $37,500 worth of water recycling and humidity …
Your Black Walnut tree is a very special tree! Air quality, food and health; all are affected by this wonderful tree. Black walnut trees are very important to our food security. …