New crops are always welcome in FarmVIlle by veteran farmers, but new Trees are tough to come by. If FarmVille Freak's most recent findings end up in the live game, then farmers will enjoy some new ...

Red alder is a West Coast hardwood that has undergone an impressive evolution. It has morphed from a nuisance tree to a regional star, to a respected hardwood in North America and beyond. In demand ...

Alder, also known as red alder and Western alder, is one of the most common of the Pacific Coast commercial timbers. But unlike many of the other important timber trees of the Northwest, alder is a ...

We’re well into fall, but gardening questions never cease. We’re still getting plenty of questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - By tapping nutrients from bedrock, red alder trees play a key role in healthy forest ecosystems, according to a new study. The study published today in the journal Proceedings of the ...

Answer: Alder trees are in the birch family (Betulaceae) and the genus Alnus. Alders tend to grow in wet, slightly acidic soils especially along the edges of wetlands. The speckled alder grows in ...

The study was published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey determined red alder, through its ...

yard with variety of plants including trees - Jayne Lipkovich/Shutterstock Think about your lawn: A picturesque stretch of carefully manicured green grass that you adore spending time on. However, ...

The study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey determined red alder, through its ...