Growers often train branches to grow into desired shapes by wrapping them first with protective raffia, then with bonsai wire ...

Caltrans will remove more diseased and dying trees from the Highway 29/128 elm tunnel in St. Helena starting Feb. 18.

Growing bonsai is a meditative art rooted in ancient traditions. Beginners should select appropriate trees, use specialized soil, and practice careful pruning.

Cleaning up toppled and damaged trees was the focus for Bear Mountain Arborist on Monday as high winds swept through the area ...

Reptiles have been spotted on imported plants, but what we should really worry about, according to scientists, are the ...

It’s surprising how often the bigger trees are the last addition to a garden, when they really should be one of the first.

The huge elm tree at the first turn was approaching at an alarming rate. Fortunately, my brother was 20 yards in front of me. Misjudging his speed he didn’t turn quickly enough, slammed into the tree, ...

It also has a special weapon, a needled beak that enables it to probe deep into crevices for larvae and eggs of insects spending winter where it’s warmer. The downy also can peck at galls or ...

In the longer term, forest owners are advised to continue making their forests more resilient to disturbances and to plant tree species other than spruce. Kristjan Ait, a junior researcher at the ...

The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, there were rivers and lakes as well as Columbian mammoths ...