With training in forest hydrology—the study of stream flows from the forests—he is well-equipped to discuss the impact of dead pine trees on the spring runoff of melting snow. Chapman said ...

A state plan to clear white pines in the Manuel F. Correllus Forest on Martha's Vineyard has caused debate. The state has ...

which hasten the tree's demise. Some of the diseases and pests affecting a Japanese Black Pine are fungus, blight, rust, and cankers, along with pinewood nematodes, caterpillars, sawflies ...