Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.

In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

Since we are only in February, I’m sure winter is not over yet, but a week of temperatures in the 80s seems unusual even for a Florida winter. Because of these warm temperatures, there is a chance ...

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, ...

Pruning plants is one task you can take care of now before spring gardening gets busy. Learn which plants benefit, along with ...

If you are thinking of planting deciduous fruit trees, now is the time to plan for this project. In the coming weeks, bare-root deciduous fruit trees will be arriving in nurseries. Unfortunately, in ...

We all know that trees help clean the air in cities, but which trees do so best? According to new research conducted in Sweden, a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees will give you the most bang ...

Contrary to what is generally assumed, the diversity of qualitative chemicals among species of eastern deciduous forest trees is high. Qualitative defenses (e.g., alkaloids) that supplement ...

Fall foliage color is produced by deciduous trees and shrubs. Up North, the spectacular fall color has long come and gone. Here in the Deep South, fall color is not as prominent, but we do see some.

I've been learning to identify trees for a few years now. I've relied on the "NYC Trees" book, which is excellent. It, however, does not provide good info for identifying trees in winter - info about ...