We’re well into fall, but gardening questions never cease. We’re still getting plenty of questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service ...

Red alder is a West Coast hardwood that has undergone an impressive evolution. It has morphed from a nuisance tree to a regional star, to a respected hardwood in North America and beyond. In demand ...

Answer: Alder trees are in the birch family (Betulaceae) and the genus Alnus. Alders tend to grow in wet, slightly acidic soils especially along the edges of wetlands. The speckled alder grows in ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - By tapping nutrients from bedrock, red alder trees play a key role in healthy forest ecosystems, according to a new study. The study published today in the journal Proceedings of the ...

New crops are always welcome in FarmVIlle by veteran farmers, but new Trees are tough to come by. If FarmVille Freak's most recent findings end up in the live game, then farmers will enjoy some new ...

Three hypotheses of insect-plant interactions were tested by rearing fall webworm larvae in the laboratory on foliage from red alder trees with different histories of western tent caterpillar ...

The study was published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey determined red alder, through its ...

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous tree ...

The study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey determined red alder, through its ...