Complementarity in the distribution of tree and crop root systems is important to minimise competition for resources whilst maximising resource use in agroforestry systems. A field study was conducted ...

Pando is the largest organism on Earth, consisting of about 40,000 genetically identical trees. Sound designer Jeff Rice recorded what this organism's vast root system sounds like in a rainstorm. The ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 211, No. 2 (1999), pp. 241-258 (18 pages) A low-magnetic-field digitising device combined with AMAPmod, a software designed to analyse plant architecture, provided a very ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

Here's how to measure the critical root zone of a tree, so you'll know how to dig around it without injuring its roots.

Golfers generally seem to understand (or have been made aware) that tree root systems aggressively compete with turfgrasses for available water and nutrients, and that trees often lead to poor turf ...

This autumn, a mature linden tree on the campus of the British School of Bucharest (BSB) was relocated to a new position ...