Trees are dying of thirst in the Western drought – here’s what’s going on inside their veins
- Written by: Daniel Johnson, Assistant Professor of Tree Physiology and Forest Ecology, University of Georgia
Juniper trees, common in Arizona's Prescott National Forest, have been dying with the drought.Benjamin Roe/USDA Forest Service via APLike humans, trees need water to survive on hot, dry days, and they can survive for only short times under extreme heat and dry conditions.
During prolonged droughts and extreme heat waves like the Western U.S. is...
