John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Whether it's your garden, border, or patio, a Californian lilac tree is the perfect addition to create a colourful display all year round. It boasts vibrant flowers through the spring and summer and ...

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, ...

Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise, new research shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

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 ...

A California homeowner and gardener recently reached out on Reddit for advice on dealing with a tree encroaching on their home's structure. It wasn't the visible exterior of the house that was being ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

This tropical-looking shrub is easy to care for, attracts pollinators and is a real summer showstopper Ceanothus can stop traffic with its dazzling beauty in full flower Delosperma cooperi Trillium ...

When a neighbor’s tree hangs over your property it can be a nuisance—and even cause damage. But tread carefully before you trim it. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house.

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

When author and activist James Baldwin visited Bayview-Hunters Point in 1963 to explore racism for KQED’s film “Take This Hammer,” he famously called the Black enclave “the San Francisco America ...