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Q: Sapsuckers are making holes in our evergreen trees. What can we do, and does this damage the trees? — Lydia B. A: Thanks for sending the photos. I think you’re catching the trouble in time ...
Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. “We could potentially see whether mining is starting to ...
In the Amazon, gold mining is a thriving business, pushing deep into the rainforest and indigenous lands. Small-scale operations set up primarily illicitly and operated in the shadows use mercury ...
There's gold in them thar trees. Eucalyptus trees, that is. Australian researchers have found that microscopic gold particles from underground ore deposits are present in tree leaves. Eucalyptus ...
Autumn Moonstruck is an evergreen azalea that’s rated to survive in USDA Hardiness Zone 7a, which makes it doable in most of the Harrisburg area but not in colder Zone 6 and 5 parts of Pennsylvania.
J. x pfitzeriana Sea of Gold – A compact evergreen with a mounding, somewhat irregular shape, it dazzles with lacy, golden yellow foliage and reaches 3 feet tall, 4 feet wide. Zones 3-9.
Protect your Christmas trees and evergreens Most evergreen trees benefit from supplemental winter watering if conditions are dry and windy. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.