From the Atlantic:
But when Leuzinger saw the stump, on a walk with fellow botanist Martin Bader, his head turned. He saw that even though it had no leaves, stems, or greenery of any kind, it did still contain living tissue—and when he knocked on the stump, it sounded different from deadwood. All appearances to the contrary, it’s still alive. How?
From Nikon Small World:
Cedrus Atlantica (cedar) leaf crosscut
Christian Gautier
14th Place
2007 Photomicrography Competition
From Matters:
Silvopasture is the symbiotic integration of livestock grazing and forest management. This can either be achieved by strategically planting trees into a conventional, and usually treeless, grazing pasture or by thinning a wooded forest so that livestock can graze beneath its canopy. Silvopasture falls under the category of agroforestry as, importantly, silvopasture involves not only managing livestock but also the trees that are planted as well as the forage. An example being, most farmers plant trees that provide great forage for the livestock as well as longer-term benefits from the timber that can be milled.