WASHINGTON — Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car.…
Read more Genetic analysis could speed up restoration of iconic American chestnut: ScientistsChristmas trees for sale in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood. Dec. 1, 2023. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite You decorated, took time off from work, made merry, ate roast beast and argued…
Read more How to recycle your Christmas treeMIFFLINBURG, Pa. (AP) — Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country, and there was no shortage of bidders. About 50,000 Christmas trees and…
Read more Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auctionThe “City of Trees” is facing a big backlog. Except in cases of an emergency, it could take crews one to two years to respond to concerns about…
Read more Sacramento plans to add more trees as it faces service-request backlogAh, fall: when cozy sweaters come out, the air crisps up, a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves decorate sidewalks, and it’s a struggle to decide which pumpkin-flavored drink to…
Read more Fall Gardening: Can You Stop Watering Now? (And 5 Other Burning Questions) – GardenistaPORTLAND, Maine — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the…
Read more Drought mutes fall leaf-peeping seasonBOGOTA, Colombia — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers…
Read more Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken, scientists warn of worsening droughtsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in a brand new habitat at the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation…
Read more Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach ZooIt’s webworm season. The squirmy bugs are actually caterpillars and they can create some sticky situations in area trees. It’s webworm season. The squirmy bugs are actually caterpillars…
Read more Do you have large, thick webs on your trees? They could be from fall webworms – WTOP NewsFRESNO, Calif. — A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient towering trees on…
Read more Grove of giant sequoia trees burns in California’s Sierra National ForestRIO FRIO, Portugal — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak…
Read more Cork in your wine bottle has dodged Trump’s tariffsThe Doerner Fir, one of the world’s tallest coastal Douglas-fir trees, has stood within the remote forest of the Oregon Coast Range mountains for at least 450 years.…
Read more One of the World’s Tallest, Oldest Trees Is Ablaze in OregonKeith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going in and out of their house as quickly as possible and making sure…
Read more Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communitiesIf you’d love to grow fruit trees but think you don’t have the space, think again. You don’t need an orchard or even a large backyard to enjoy…
Read more Grow fruit trees in small spaces with the trick known as espalierGreat Lakes governors initiative announces first year results of tree planting campaign CHICAGO, May 19, 2025 (Newswire.com) – The States and Provinces of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence…
Read more More Than 27 Million Trees Planted in Great Lakes St. Lawrence Region in 2024LAKE FOREST, Calif. — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The…
Read more A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in spaceLONDON (AP) — It’s been a year since a sycamore tree that stood high and proud near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England…
Read more 49 saplings from famous UK tree that was illegally chopped down will be shared to mark anniversaryIf your tree is slowly turning into a shrub by sending up tree suckers—a host of thin, upright branches from the base of the trunk or soil near…
Read more How to Remove Suckers from Trees (and Why They are There in the First Place) – Garden TherapyIf you’re lucky enough to have a garden in a big city, you learn to accept the fact that while you’re out there, you’re in full view of…
Read more Privacy Landscaping: The Best Plants to Use to Enclose Your Outdoor SpaceSince childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet.…
Read more An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
