Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Clones of the scraggly, beloved cherry blossom tree felled two years ago in the nation’s capital have flowered for the first time this ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils, regulate water cycles, and supply resources that humans rely on—from ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Paying for gifts, decorations and gingerbread houses can become quite expensive, so the U.S. Department of the Interior is hoping to ease some financial burden by making Christmas trees more ...

For many families, choosing a real Christmas tree marks the official start of the holiday season. The scent, the visit to the local farm, watching dad wrestle a half-rusted saw through the branches ...

The Feanedock Oak stands out so clearly in Derbyshire’s section of the National Forest, you’d think it was calling to you. Surrounded by open fields, hawthorn hedges and young beech forest, a majestic ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Rockefeller Center announced Oct. 27 that its iconic Christmas tree for this year will come from East Greenbush, New York and is being donated by the Russ ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The old tree had survived plenty. Branches tangled in power lines. Dogs ...