Almost everything is fresh to a five year old: the dandelion growing through the sidewalk crack or the swarm of ants ...

Among the oaks, white, red and bur oak all stand tall as ecological heavyweights. Their acorns feed wildlife, their canopies ...

Boxelder Forget what you’ve heard about boxelder trees (Acer negundo) being weed trees. ‘Kelly’s Gold’ is reason enough to ...

Here is a variety of odds and ends of spring tips for the yard: It’s still a good time to prune trees and shrubs that are not ...

Clockwise: Michael Greenstein examines the bark of a Chinese elm in his collection in Los Altos; A liquidambar, also known as ...

If you're thinking of adding a street tree out front, Penn State urban forester Vincent Cotrone has some recommendations.

The Kiamichi Mountains feel more Appalachian than Midwestern—steep ridges, rushing creeks, and hourly cicada buzz. Five‑acre ...

Nature lovers need to go no further than the canopied campus of SUNY New Paltz to enjoy a rich variety of tree canopies, trunks, branches and blossoms getting ready to burst. There is a 1.5-mile ...

The sugar maple, with its blazing fall colours and syrupy legacy, remains a favourite. It’s not just a beautiful shade tree, ...

Note: This piece was originally written in February 2025 When I first arrived at Swarthmore, I couldn’t stop taking pictures. It was August, and the whole ...