Identifying trees in winter doesn’t stop at bark and buds. In this second part, we explore additional features and techniques that make winter tree ID easier, from branching patterns to habitat clues.

The sugar maple (acer saccharum), the “giving tree,” stands out for the sweetness of its sap, which has a higher sugar content than the other maples. Native Americans were the first to process the ...

For those who like a multi-dimensional hair colour, the famous ‘bronde’ blend never fails. But now, a brighter, warmer version is seeing a revival, and proving to be the freshest, most achievable ...

A: I spotted this picture shared in the Creative Gardening Facebook group, and the majority of respondents correctly identified it as a praying mantis sac, or ootheca. Recently I had ‘Christmas tree ...

Extreme temperature swings, known as continental climate, are common in North America's interior. Plants enter a hibernation-like state called dormancy to survive cold winters and avoid growing too ...

Tucked away in the rolling hills of southern Indiana lies a wilderness paradise that feels like stepping into a secret world ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Toronto is closer to placing restrictions on the size of “iceberg homes,” a controversial style of ...

In this sensory rhyming narrative, two parents—one brown-skinned and one light-skinned—and their two children, who each take after one of the adults, pack their bags and head out of the city to a ...