Cut into the trunk of a pine tree, and you will see a familiar series of concentric rings, each corresponding to a season of growth. But not all stumps tell the same story. A study published in ...

Researchers have found that the taller the Japanese black pine trees (Pinus thunbergii) along the coast, the deeper their roots penetrate the ground. Deeper roots make trees more resistant to damage ...

A Goldsboro couple had one of the largest pine trees in the state sitting in their yard. It was 13.6 feet around and 84 feet tall. That made it the fifth-largest pine in the state and the largest in ...