Burls, the mysterious bulbous growths on trees, are valuable to artisans and can fetch thousands of dollars, but should only be purchased from legitimate salvage operations to avoid poaching from ...

Conditions are quite different today as I step into the early November woods for a walk. With the leaf drop and the not-yet snow cover, the forest is very open, and I see plenty of things that were ...

As broad as the message is, Nadkarni’s chief area of study is quite specific. Dubbed the “Queen of the Canopy,” Nadkarni is ...

Emerald ash borer, pinewood nematode, and Dutch elm disease are all major horticultural issues that are heavily instigated by ...

With bright green foliage and a compact habit, Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria from the Southern Living Plant Collection is the ...

A bear cub in a tree caused a bit of a ruckus at a southern California high school, photos show. The cub climbed up into a tree across the street from Crescenta Valley High School and stayed there ...

The FBI is asking for help identifying an unknown man they say may have critical information about a child victim in an ...

With less than six weeks until Christmas, many Southern Utahns are already decorating their homes with colorful lights and ...

In 2010, the Heritage Tree Ordinance was passed, protecting a subset of trees deemed “heritage trees” due to their species, ...

A recent study on Cryptomeria japonica plots shows that trees dissipate wind energy by switching between two swaying behaviors at specific wind speeds, offering insights that may help in improved ...

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage.

Previous studies have examined how trees react to wind, but it remains unclear whether these responses are consistent across ...