With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to shopping for a real tree you’ll love. You’re likely to see more than one ...

The tree at Cragside has more than 1,300 lights on it. Image copyright: National Trust A giant redwood growing at a National Trust property has officially been declared as the world's tallest living ...

Archaeologists have a group of unlikely allies: trees. Dendrochronology, the scientific method of studying tree rings, can pinpoint the age of archaeological sites using information stored inside old ...

The turkey has been finished, the Thanksgiving plates have been cleaned, and many Americans have turned their attention to Christmas, which brings a conundrum for some: The Christmas tree. For people ...

More than a third of all tree species worldwide face extinction, threatening ecosystems, plants, animals and economies around the world, experts warned Monday. In all, 38% of trees are at risk, ...

Your favorite football team was named after Ohio’s state tree, known as the Ohio buckeye tree. Now that fall has arrived, the husks have started falling from trees to reveal a brown one-eyed nut, ...

Find your inner Lorax and enjoy the glory of the forest and the trees in these submissions Partially submerged trees are reflected in the waters of a dam lake. Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the ...

A Westchester County suburb updated its law about tree removals from yards, upsetting tree advocates, who want stricter rules, and residents who don’t want to be told what to do. A Westchester County ...

The rapid decline of the species could signify a similar fate for other plants. A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct due ...

The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession by Amy Stewart. Random House, 2024 ($32) “Growing fruit trees is a very simple way to stay in love with our world,” says Vivian Keh, playwright and ...