To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

In the tropics and subtropics, many evergreen conifers are endangered. Biologists have collected the world’s largest Podocarpaceae collection. They sequenced characteristic parts of the DNA of these ...

When it comes to attracting birds, there is a guaranteed recipe for success. Birds are attracted to a backyard that provides the tempting trio of food, shelter and nesting sites. And what’s a great ...

These two states grow more real Christmas trees than any other in the U.S. They're far from being neighbors, but they both have festive farms to visit.

In the aftermath of megafires that devastated forests of the western United States, attention turns to whether forests will regenerate on their own or not. Forest managers can now look to a newly ...

MY BATHROOM has no window, but I still manage to admire the trees when I’m in there, thanks to a small tree guide pinned next to my medicine cabinet. The Ponderosa pine with its long, clustered ...