And a tree doesn’t stop getting larger—as ... This finding contradicts a long-held premise in forest ecology—that wood production decreases during the old age of a tree.

An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

The forest began to struggle about 5,500 years ago due to drops in summer temperatures. This transformed what was a high mountain tree-filled landscape into the alpine tundra there today.

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past ...