Biloxi Sun Herald

An ‘MRI’ for trees is saving live oaks on the Mississippi Coast. Here’s how it works.

Before a developer starts construction on a new project in downtown Ocean Springs, he ordered root scans of two century-old oak trees on the property to show him where to build. “We plan to build ...
EurekAlert!

Root microbes could help oak trees adapt to drought

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing February 11 in the Cell Press journal Cell Host & ...
MLive

Lethal oak tree fungal infection spreads in the Upper Peninsula

MARQUETTE, MI — A tree disease is spreading across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Oak wilt, a lethal fungal infection which spreads via root systems, was found in two tree stands in southwest Marquette ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Gardeners should also take care of trees’ roots. Here are the do’s and don’ts

This live oak with its mass of surface roots was a poor choice for parkway planting. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram To a shade tree, the first part of that supply chain is its roThere’s not ...