Trees are tall. Humans, relatively speaking, are not. And we're not the most agile climbers in the animal kingdom, either. But we are crafty, and we can out-think even the most wizened redwood. But ...

Forest scientists have used genetic modification to successfully manipulate the growth in height of trees, showing that it's possible to create miniature trees that look similar to normal trees -- but ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. In the absence of wind, tree height is limited by elastic instability, which occurs when a tree becomes too spindly to erect itself when ...