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Smoke trees are in bloom in the desert. Learn about the hardy, unusual specimen

Millicent Harvey's close up of smoke tree bloom. “To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full flush of flower in June or early ...
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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 ...
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Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it

Trees and other plants can't escape wildfire smoke. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful ...
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This Knockout Native Gives Dreamy Clouds of Color and Year Round Beauty – How to Grow the American Smoke Tree

So many different ornamentals are described as unique, and gardening is filled with examples of stunning foliage and flowering potential. But the blooms of the American smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus) ...
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Smoke from megafires puts orchard trees at risk

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 ...
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Trees Don’t Like to Breathe Wildire Smoke, Either – and They Hold Their Breath to Avoid It

When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But what happens to trees and other plants that can’t escape? They may respond ...
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Smoke from megafires puts orchard trees at risk

Exposure to megafire smoke can reduce yields of almond, walnut and pistachio trees. Study shows smoke reduces a tree's energy reserves long after a fire ends. Long-term smoke exposure from massive ...
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Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it

(The Conversation) – When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But what happens to trees and other plants that can’t ...
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Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – When wildfire smoke is ...