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  1. Cottonwood and Balsam Poplar | Geophysical Institute

    5 days ago · The Klukwan giant holds the national record for black cottonwood diameter. Its nearest rival, a tree near Salem, Oregon, does hold the national height record. The Klukwan …

  2. Northern Tree Habitats - Geophysical Institute

    Oct 30, 2025 · Interior Alaskan forests have only six native tree species: white spruce, black spruce, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, larch (tamarack) and paper birch. Northern Canadian …

  3. Trees as Earthquake Fault Indicators - Geophysical Institute

    5 days ago · When a fault splits a tree in half, the effect is obvious. Where the ground motion is particularly violent, within a few feet of the surface trace of the breaking fault, limbs are broken …

  4. The Turkey and the Tambalacoque Tree - Geophysical Institute

    Nov 14, 1990 · The problem was the decline of the tambalacoque tree, a once common and useful source of timber for the island residents. Only thirteen of the trees remained, and they …

  5. Visit to an exotic tree plantation in Alaska | Geophysical Institute

    Jun 18, 2021 · The two-acre exotic tree plantation is part of a much-larger “boreal arboretum” on the UAF campus, which mostly consists of native spruce, birch, aspen, poplar and willow …

  6. Feltleaf willows: Alaska’s most abundant tree | Geophysical Institute

    May 25, 2023 · The most plentiful moose food in the state — and probably Alaska’s most numerous tree — is the feltleaf willow, which was once called the Alaska willow. As its name …

  7. More on Why Tree Trunks Spiral | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 30, 2025 · I eventually found a tree with a spiral lightning mark and it followed the spiral grain exactly. One tree, of course, proves nothing. "But why should the tree spiral? More speculation …

  8. Tree line changes on the Kenai Peninsula | Geophysical Institute

    Feb 6, 2008 · The gradual change in tree line is one of many that people have noticed on the Kenai Peninsula in recent years. The most obvious is the 1980s-to-1990s Spruce bark beetle …

  9. Witches' Broom | Geophysical Institute

    5 days ago · 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 …

  10. Tree Rings and History | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 30, 2025 · A tree's age can be easily determined by counting its growth rings, as any Boy or Girl Scout knows. Annually, the tree adds new layers of wood which thicken during the …