DULUTH — It’s been said that the true meaning of life is planting a tree "under whose shade you do not expect to sit," a hint, of course, that you’ll likely be dead before the tree gets that tall. But ...

SEBEKA, Minn. -- While researchers rush to develop new biomass sources for cellulosic ethnanol, Minnesota for a decade has been working on short-rotation, intensive of culture trees for energy and ...

Using carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as well as sunlight and water, hybrid poplar trees grow fast and tall, up to 12 feet per year. They also harbor a considerable amount of carbon in their stems ...

Living Carbon is a startup funded with $36 million that just planted a forest of genetically modified trees to absorb more carbon. Living Carbon is a San Francisco-based biotechnology company that ...

Q: We have a cottonwood in our yard, and we noticed last week that a few branches are dying. The tree is approximately 25-30 years old so I can’t imagine that the tree is dying. We were wondering if ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A fast-growing hybrid poplar tree farmers and businesses have planted on an estimated 30,000 acres in Minnesota since 1995 is starting to pop up across the state. Minnesota farmers were ...

Growth Rate: 0.26 inches per day or 8 feet per year These fast-growing trees are a popular choice for many areas which require privacy, as these giant trees offer lots of shade. These towering trees ...

As Missoula grows, there's more of everything: more people, more cars, more lights - and more wastewater. Missoula's 8.3 million gallons a day of treated wastewater goes into the Clark Fork River ...