Butternut, sometimes called white walnut, is great for carving and other uses, but it is potentially an endangered species.

Several animals rely on its bark, twigs, buds ... which is a species of maple trees. Sycamores, butternut and birch trees also produce sap that can be turned into edible sugar, as Native Americans ...

For instance, even on a bare winter branch, peeling bark and fungus ... some common tree disease aren’t as common here: chestnut blight, white pine blister rust and butternut canker.

The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” ...

Trees in several Sittingbourne parks have been stripped of their bark. Picture: Melissa Hood Resident Melissa Hood first noticed their odd appearance last summer when she visited Manor Grove.

She recalled an incident where she saw a man's dog, which seemed to be a German Shepherd mix, aggressively stripping bark from a tree, although she did not realise what was happening immediately ...

Tests on a drug made from tree bark have produced 'conclusive' evidence that it can help beat tumours, scientists revealed yesterday. Combretastatin, which has been hailed as a potential cancer ...

Rotting logs turn out to be vital to forest biodiversity and recycling organic matter Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest ...

I am really into wraps: they’re quick to make, handheld and easy to eat. Perfect for a vegetarian packed lunch. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Put the squash on a baking sheet, drizzle ...