Long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found. The ...

Almond trees bloom in mid- to late February in Central California, and it’s a big deal — pollinating them is the largest managed pollination event in the world. Some 1.4 million beehives come to the ...

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 ...

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 ...