Pollen expert aims to produce genetically superior trees - Sun, 14 Jul 2013 PST LOON LAKE, Wash. – Bouncing along a trail that might give a lunar rover fits, Rich Sherman heads for a remote orchard of hardy white pines. Sherman’s client, a timber company, wants him to inject its trees with gibberellic acid to stimulate cone production. The goal is seeds that will grow into new forests more resistant to insects and disease.
July 14, 2013 - The Spokesman-Review