Crooked trees aren’t accidents. They grow this way because of wind, snow load, slope, and long-term stress. What looks wrong ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Christmas tree farms across the country, including those right here in Arizona, are feeling the effects of ongoing drought conditions and extreme heat as they work to keep up with ...

Coast redwoods – enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet – thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

An international research team from six universities, including Virginia Tech, is working to better understand how trees — one of Earth’s most vital renewable resources — adapt to changing climates.

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

Though it may seem counterintuitive, desert-dwelling plants and animals who are well-adapted to hot, dry conditions are still threatened by rising temperatures, drought, and other extremes caused by ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s not that I’m a thoughtless gardener. Some studies suggest that the Seattle ...

CHICAGO — Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer. Rockis farms trees in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, where he and other producers ...

It’s that time of year: Families are heading to farms all across New Hampshire and Vermont to pick out a Christmas tree or cut their own in a New England tradition straight out of a Norman Rockwell ...

Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom yesterday. For some 140 of the famous flowering trees, this will be their last season — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.