Chickadees, nuthatches and warblers foraging their way through forests have been shown to spur the growth of pine trees in the ... ants and aphids from tree branches, increasing the vigor of ...

Perched high on a cliff in southern Italy, a bone-white pine tree has watched the Renaissance ... same root system but generate new trunks and branches over the millennia. Old Tjikko is suspected ...

But, it turns out you’ll need to put the festivities on hold and throw away your tree immediately if you spot a ‘pine cone’ like growth ... off one of the branches or attached to the ...