Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper tip blight, flowering crabapples to apple scab, and elms to Dutch elm ...

Is the street you live on lined with leafy trees, or mostly grass and pavement? That simple difference might be affecting your heart in ways scientists are just beginning to understand. A study ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. clarst5 via Shutterstock We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great ...

A study finds small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species. Protecting trees might not seem like a public health strategy, but new research ...

A new report on the state of health of Oregon’s forests is based on an extensive aerial survey of Oregon’s forests completed last year by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) and the USDA Forest ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...