The high concentration of pine forest in North Gyeongsang province, where the fires are burning, is also "oiling" the blaze, said a forest disaster expert. "Pine trees contain resin, which acts like ...

These broad-leaf Korean pine forests are vital for capturing carbon ... different strategies to cope with light conditions in the forest understory. Mongolian oak, a broad-leaf deciduous tree ...

the very dry spring weather and high concentration of pine trees in Korean forests. According to the Korea Forest Service, nearly 30 wildfires broke out mostly in southeastern regions of South ...

Were South Korea to have cultivated more deciduous trees in a natural mixed forest it "would slow wildfire spread and prevent it from escalating." A 200-year-old pine tree at Bongjeongsa temple in ...