Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pollarded willow tree - Thierry Hebbelinck/Getty Images Trees undoubtedly go through a number of changes, some of which are ...

What shape is a tree? For most people, it’s like a lollipop or a feather duster: a single trunk topped by a green bunch of branches and leaves. “Not all trees are like that,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

Beyond huge piles of concrete and asphalt debris at a site being cleared for development in Wauconda, a two-man crew has begun repurposing parts of the landscape that have been lost. Included is the ...

Jason and Aga Jones loved the magnificent oak tree that was once the centerpiece of their backyard. In 2013 — a year after they bought their home in Takoma Park — they restored a circular stone ...

Some of the wonders of modern medicine are technologies that enable doctors to look inside us without surgery. Now, the same principles are being applied to trees, which may end up benefiting some of ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Q: I knew we were pushing the window by planting two new shade trees in April, but I’m usually good at keeping plants alive. The bur oak in the backyard is doing well. It has some shade from large ...

Majestic oak trees have been capturing attention long before travelers on the Oregon Trail stopped their wagons and set up their new life. Indigenous people nurtured oaks for edible acorns, and ...