Throughout Madison County, much of our forest is dominated by a tall, pale-barked tree that grows ramrod straight. Often called “yellow poplar” by loggers and sawmill owners, it’s also known as “tulip ...

COLUMBIA, Miss. — A new study, led by researchers at the University of Missouri, has uncovered how poplar trees can naturally adjust a key part of their wood chemistry based on changes in their ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A tree that can reach 90 feet in six years and be grown as a row crop on fallow farmland could represent a major replacement for fossil fuels. Purdue University researchers are ...

CORVALLIS, Mont. — One-hundred-twenty some years ago, copper magnate Marcus Daly spearheaded the planting of thousands of trees in the Bitterroot Valley. His specially chosen poplar trees would ...

Field trials in Oregon and Arizona show that poplar trees, which emit trace amounts of the gas isoprene, can be genetically modified not to harm air quality while leaving their growth potential ...

There is an abundance of green flakes coating the sidewalks and cars right now, and it seems hard to avoid the white cottony tufts in the air lately. There's green film on the waters along the shores ...