Despite its exalted namesake, the Tree of Heaven is a legitimate nightmare to control. The fast-growing tree — up to 1 inch a week in some documented instances, according to botanist John Knapp ...

Visit one of Martinique's most famous sites, the Balata Gardens ... bamboo and about 300 different types of palm trees. There's a small admission fee to enter, and according to some recent ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. How many types of trees are there in the United States? A U.S. Forest ...

There is an old adage that says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the second-best time is today. That rings true in autumn in Greater Columbus as September and October can be the ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie ...

Over the weekend, intense winds from a powerful cold front brought down trees, damaged powerlines, brought flooding rains and caused power outages for thousands of people. Gusts nearing 200 ...

Sep. 24, 2024 — The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of ...

Trees first appeared around 400 million years ago. They survived the mass-extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago and lived through several glacial periods ...

From Havana to Santo Domingo, from Willemstad to San Juan, each Caribbean city has a unique story to tell, promising an ...

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It’s 4 p.m. in Joshua Tree National Park and the air temperature is hovering around 99 degrees — relatively mild for an August afternoon. But at ground level, the sand along the popular Hidden ...