With bright colors and interesting shapes, unusual tree and shrub bark can add visual interest to winter landscapes. Many types of bark become more distinctive and sought after during winter months.

The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

If you’ve ever planted a young tree, you know how much care they need, especially when cold weather rolls in. Winter brings freezing temperatures, harsh winds, and sudden temperature swings that can ...

Young trees and species with thin bark are especially vulnerable to sunscald. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey ...

Do you know how lumberjacks know how many trees they’ve cut down? They keep a log. Dad jokes aside, trees are a valuable resource that take years to reach full potential. Apple trees take an average ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Have you ever wondered how trees are able to survive freezing-cold temperatures through the winter? The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has some ...

The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all ...

As gardeners look for features that will give their landscapes interest in the winter, they turn to the color of evergreens and the architecture of ornamental grasses, but they sometimes overlook bark ...

Winter can be a tough time for gardeners and lovers of beautiful foliage and flowers. With so much of nature lying dormant, often under layers of snow or ice, the colorful blossoms of spring and ...

Our gardens face an endless list of challenges in the winter: subzero temperatures, drying winds, rogue snowplow drivers and never-ending snow can all wreak havoc on poor plants. Get ready to add ...

When I think about winter survival, my mind first goes to wildlife: field mice curling up in nests, chickadees flocking to bird feeders, and amphibians burrowing into the mud. Rarely do I think about ...