Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study investigated wood samples from ...

The increased demand for harvesting energy wood raises questions about its effects on the functioning of the forest ecosystems, soil processes and biodiversity. Impacts of tree stump removal on ...

Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the ...

Spruce tree needles contain tiny gold particles — and they could indicate large gold deposits beneath the surface.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: Mountain forests offer a range of socio-economic and ecological services, e.g. providing wood harvest products, serving as hotspots ...

Spruce is a type of evergreen coniferous tree that has its place in the family of pines. It belongs to the genus of Picea, which has around 35 species under it. It is found in the north temperate ...

Mixtures of different defense substances: Spruce trees require various monoterpenes — typical components of resin — to combat bark beetles and the fungi associated with them. Specific defense: The ...

Airborne Heterobasidion spores were trapped using freshly cut, peeled disks of Norway spruce wood that were placed at the study site and exposed in open air for ∼24 h. The sampling was repeated twice ...

Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study investigated wood samples from 38-year-old of Norway ...