Tu B’Shevat, a Jewish holiday commemorating the importance and sanctity of trees, could not be more fitting in this day and age. Undoubtedly, it’s not easy to be a tree these days. Extended drought ...
Tamar Kafri was surveying the Gilat plant nursery of the JNF (Jewish National Fund, HaKeren HaKayemet LeYisrael) when she suddenly encountered a ghost from the past: a gay acacia tree. This unique ...
NAIROBI, KENYA (24 August 2009)—Scientists said today at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry that a type of acacia tree with an unusual growth habit—unlike virtually all other trees—holds ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by putting their natural processes into overdrive when water is in short supply, prioritizing continued growth over water ...