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Science Series: Evaluating Trees for the Future
Associate Director, Collections Tony Aiello
Trees typically have a much longer lifespan compared to many other living organisms. Their growth, development, and response to environmental changes occur at a slower pace, often spanning years, decades, or even centuries. Like all living organisms, they are influenced by environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather events. As the planet is going through large-scale changes, we need to be planning for the future of trees.
Along with Associate Director of Collections Tony Aiello, explore how, as a forward-thinking institution, we evaluate our existing trees here at Longwood for the future and decide what trees we should add, breed, grow, or manage in our collections to ensure we have a healthy canopy in 2044, 2064, 2104, and beyond.