'Future survival of rare plants remains uncertain'

The future of some of the world's rarest plants remains uncertain after a heating system broke down in a special glasshouses ...

Cornell collects rare ash tree cuttings in race against invasive beetle

MaMA has so far identified more than 230 lingering ash trees. Most are from the Hudson Valley region, ground zero for the ...
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Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park offers rare plants and trails near Pensacola

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park in Pensacola, Florida, is a great park for hiking, seeing endangered pitcher plants, a ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Rare dragon’s blood trees threatened by climate change

SOCOTRA, Yemen -- On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is ...
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We The People: How Iowa is part of the effort to save the rare American chestnut tree

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - On the University of Iowa’s Oakdale campus in Coralville, you’ll find a rare mature American ...
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Rare Torrey pines endure on San Diego's sandstone cliffs | Bartell's Backroads

SAN DIEGO — Perched on crumbling cliffs along San Diego’s coastline, a fragile forest of rare trees continues to survive in one of the harshest environments in North America. This is Torrey Pines ...
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Rare trees named for Ben Franklin to be planted at Carpenters' Hall

Two rare trees with ties to colonial-era Philadelphia soon will grace the steps to Carpenters' Hall in Old City. The 6-foot-tall Franklinia Alatamaha trees, better known as Franklin trees, will be ...