Yahoo: Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees and other plants can't escape wildfire smoke. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images When wildfire smoke is in the air, ...
Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
Researchers at UC Davis found that long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half. The smoke can affect trees for ...
Fast Company: Wildfire smoke makes some trees hold their breath, researchers find
They may respond a bit like us, it turns out: Some trees essentially shut their windows and doors and hold their breath. Plants have pores on the surface of their leaves called stomata. These pores ...
The Desert Sun: Smoke trees bloom in the desert in June: Learn more about its beauty and why it's revered
From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in June 2020. “To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full ...
Smoke trees bloom in the desert in June: Learn more about its beauty and why it's revered
The Hill: Wildfire smoke may be reducing California nut tree yields: Study
Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may be depleting the energy reserves of California’s orchard trees — reducing their nut production by as much as half, a study has found. Smoke can impact such ...