After my son asked about our family history, I set out to uncover my father's lineage, piecing together a family tree once ...

It is also a very long-lived species — up to 500 years and more. Three-foot diameter trees are not uncommon, and these would ...

Having a black cherry tree in your yard may sound nice, but there are some major cons you'll need to consider that could ...

Like many plants, there's no exact timeline for watering your Meyer lemon tree. "A good rule is to water deeply, and then ...

Efficient nitrogen reuse is essential for sustaining growth in evergreen fruit trees, yet how different tissues contribute to ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen ...

For the average person, identifying what trees are in the forest can be difficult -- especially during winter, when their leaves have fallen.

Two arborists’ uncommon hobby takes them deep into the North Carolina woods to look for the state’s leafy giants.

At this time of year, we tend to think of trees with colorful leaves as native to colder climates than ours. But then Jenny ...

Plants that drop all their leaves at one time and enter a leafless, dormant state are called deciduous. In climates that ...

In short: more carbon in the air does not guarantee more carbon in the wood. Between those two lies a living network of ...