These curbside trees tolerate compacted, infertile soils and the environment found in cities and along streets. Hedge maple (Acer campestre) tolerates urban conditions without succumbing to damage ...

There is an old adage that says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the second-best time is today. That rings true in autumn in Greater Columbus as September and October can be the ...

Every tree tells a story, but some are beyond eloquent, holding memories, embodying belief, marking sorrow. We hold trees in our imagination, where they grow in strange, wonderful ways in forests ...

Sep. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could ... How Gaps in the Canopy of ...

But how exactly do we understand and use these devices? Tree diagrams have been used in evolutionary biology since the time of Charles Darwin. Therefore, one might assume that, by now, most ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. How many types of trees are there in the United States? A U.S. Forest ...

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie ...

It’s autumn, and that means the leaves on the trees are turning beautiful shades of yellow and red, before falling off entirely. It provides cheap entertainment for people and pets. It’s a way ...

There are so many trees around us that it is easy to take them for granted and forget what incredible living things they really are! Trees have existed for millions of years. They were growing ...

Despite its exalted namesake, the Tree of Heaven is a legitimate nightmare to control. The fast-growing tree — up to 1 inch a week in some documented instances, according to botanist John Knapp ...