Trees affected by ash dieback disease are set to be felled over concerns they could fall on to public footpaths. Reading ...

The fungus, which lives inside the leaves, not only increases the production of defensive substances in the trees, but also produces an alkaloid itself that protects the trees from feeding damage.

Their rhizines typically do not penetrate deep enough into the inner bark, and cause no harm to the trees they inhabit. In contrast, certain fungi operating independently outside a lichen body will ...

The willow blister fungus, also known as Cryptomyces maximus, was found on a coppiced willow tree at Rutland Water during a bat box survey by an officer from Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Trees have associations with many organisms, including many types of fungi. An examination of these diverse and prolific relationships in the exceptionally well-illustrated Fungi and Trees is a ...

But scientists at the University of Hawaii have found a possible solution - marine fungi. Researchers at the ... The west of Ireland was hit especially hard. Tree surgeons came to the rescue ...

Three hundred and sixty million years ago, in the Devonian era, there were no trees yet. The only animals living on land were invertebrates. But enormous fungi towered over the landscape.

Chemical analysis suggests the 400-million-year-old fossil Prototaxites was neither plant, animal or fungus – hinting at a ...

The fungus, which lives inside the leaves, not only increases the production of defensive substances in the trees, but also produces an alkaloid itself that protects the trees from feeding damage.

Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their ...

The annual ban on elm tree pruning takes effect on April 1 across Saskatchewan. The ban, which runs until August 31, is a ...