The primary functions of roots are to anchor the tree to the ground, store carbohydrates, absorb water and nutrients, and ...

This old oak tree has been growing here for hundreds of years. It stands here in all weathers getting bigger and bigger. Every autumn, the leaves drop off and oak trees become bare. This doesn't ...

The tree on Ashley Down Road in Bristol was due to be felled because of the danger its extensive roots posed to buildings nearby. Campaigners occupied the branches of the oak tree in 2021 to stop ...

There's a mighty white oak tree in London's Westminster Ponds that has been standing for nearly seven centuries. The Meeting Tree spans three metres in diameter and stands about 10 storeys tall.

A wealthy businessman has been lambasted for the felling of six protected 100-year-old oak trees from the front garden of a £770,000 house. Khalil Hussain, a 67-year-old property developer ...

An urgent battle has been launched to save an oak tree that has stood in a Sussex village for more than 100 years.

The mighty King Oak ... Trees & Bushes of Ireland’ by Christine Zucchelli. In Kilkenny, at Castlecomer Golf Club, there is a very striking old beech tree, with a fantastic exposed root plate ...

The new research centred on 180-year-old English oak trees Older ... When trees take in carbon dioxide they can use it in different ways - to produce new leaves, roots or woody biomass.

Facing a dozen ancient and veteran trees across the UK shortlisted for the competition, the oak won 21 per cent of the public vote. The Highland oak will now go on to compete in the European Tree of ...

A tree named after a Scottish band who revealed its existence to experts has been crowned as Britain’s best. The centuries-old Skipinnish Oak, named after a ceilidh band of the same name ...