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  1. Northern Tree Habitats - Geophysical Institute

    Jun 12, 2025 · They examined the present range of lodgepole pine and decided that the tree could survive in interior Alaska if given a chance. Lodgepole pine grows from southern …

  2. Trees as Earthquake Fault Indicators - Geophysical Institute

    Jun 12, 2025 · Then using tree ring dating methods, it may be possible to date earthquakes occurring before historical records were kept. The ability to identify and date very large …

  3. Witches' Broom - Geophysical Institute

    Jun 12, 2025 · Witches' broom on spruce trees is caused by a rust disease (a kind of fungus disease). The rust lives on the spruce tree throughout the year. Each spring, small yellow …

  4. Burls - Geophysical Institute

    May 22, 2025 · Since the hardness of the wood is related to the rate of growth, the wood inside a rapidly growing burl is softer than the wood elsewhere in the tree. Nevertheless, it is hard …

  5. Rock redwoods in Sutton, stone bird tracks in Denali

    Feb 10, 2011 · The tree, a dawn redwood, died of unknown causes about 55 million years ago. Williams, a researcher at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, studies …

  6. Trees for a Cold Climate - Geophysical Institute

    Apr 1, 1993 · Back on the ground, I did a little research on why so few tree types grow naturally in the neighborhood. Winter's extreme cold easily eliminates some tree species hardy elsewhere. …

  7. The largest black spruce in Alaska | Geophysical Institute

    Aug 16, 2010 · The tree leans uphill, and its trunk is 45 inches around. When I hugged it, I could barely clasp my hands together. The largest black spruce in Alaska is a lucky tree, because its …

  8. Burls and Human Cancer - Geophysical Institute

    Jun 12, 2025 · Photograph of a section cut from a tree with 5 burls that simultaneously grew at the same level on the tree. Annual growth rings can be followed around the tree trunk at center …

  9. Mummified forest tells tale of a changing north

    Jan 6, 2011 · The mummy trees of northern Ellesmere Island include a trunk of a pine tree four feet long and six inches in diameter. Each of the trees was at least 75 years old when it died. …

  10. Alders go their own way in autumn | Geophysical Institute

    Sep 10, 2015 · This is where alder is not just another tree. Like other plants, alder pulls carbon dioxide through its leaves and converts that carbon into wood, roots and leaves. But in …

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