Every March, nurseries across the U.S. fill their shelves with ornamentals, shade trees, and hedging plants that look ...

Working off tips from volunteers, two giant-hunters are tracking down the biggest, tallest, oldest trees in the eastern U.S., ...

Check out our guide to the best spring-flowering trees that Southerners love. You'll want to plant at least one of these ...

Some wasps build their nests underground, which makes them a danger when you're walking through the yard. Others are easier ...

American robins perch in sumac trees alongside a trail at Frances Slocum State Park on Wednesday morning. As soon as I slid out of my car, I could feel the moisture in the air. Fog wove through the ...

Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...

Did you hear what happened to the wooden car with wooden wheels and a wooden engine? It wooden go. Wood, at least from ash trees, is in excess supply since emerald ash borers have killed hundreds of ...

The Frost-Nipped Legacies of the past winter’s cold spells might not be hard to spot in February, especially in the inland areas where overnight lows dipped to below freezing. Look for brown lawns, ...

If you like to hike or snowshoe in the winter, you might like to learn the names of the trees you see. Do so, and the trees will seem like your friends. No need to greet them as Sally and Bob, know ...