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Butternut Trees
A tree that used to thrive in the Smoky Mountains now is threatened by disease. Researchers at UT’s Institute of Agriculture are working to save butternuts as part of the university’s tree improvement program.
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Dogwoods
Known the world over for some of the prettiest blooms nature provides – the dogwood might truly be called Tennessee’s tree. We’re the nation’s leading dogwood producing state, and home to more than one hundred species of the tree.
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Drought
Tennessee is having one of its’ driest years ever. The National Drought Mitigation Center reports the entire state is experiencing moderate to severe drought. Experts with UT’s Institute of Agriculture say we’ve missed out on a lot of rain for the first half of 2007, but there’s still time for crops and landscaping to recover.
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Hollies at the Arboretum
A perennial Christmas favorite shows its colors.
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Jack Daniels Trees
It’s one of Tennessee’s best-known products – Jack Daniel’s Whiskey – produced for 140 years in the pretty town of Lynchburg. Now people at the distillery are also working with UT researchers so that area forests remain diverse.
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Pine Thinning
A thick forest isn’t necessarily full of healthy trees. Researchers are studying the impact of thinning groves of pines as a way to produce higher quality timber.
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