Leaves are probably the most common feature used to identify trees. But in winter, when so many trees have dropped their ...

Just as mountain cedar season came to an end, another pesky pollen is making an appearance in the pollen count for the first ...

Watch for the twice-stabbed lady bug. That voracious predator really reduced our population of bark scale after the initial ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

This is because of the milky toxic sap in its bark, leaves, and fruit that cause painful blisters. It’s classified as one of the world’s most dangerous trees. This tree can reach 49 feet and has ...

During this time, red oaks that died of the disease last year may produce spore mats under the bark. With a fruity smell, these mats attract small, sap-feeding beetles that can later fly to a fresh ...

The Jackson Fire Department responded to the fire at Oak Tree Lounge, 617 Oak St., just before noon Friday, Jan. 24. Flames were spotted inside the kitchen near the fryers and coming out of the ...

Certain trees survived, according to Cal Fire, because they have a natural adaptation to withstand fire, such as thick bark, a shape that ... see that in aerial photos of Altadena after the ...

In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn a chunk of rippled oak into a wooden bowl. Marianne Faithfull, British singer and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78 16 Types of Bills You ...

Wood density of individual trees was measured from wood cores collected from shallow xylem (~1 cm from inner bark) near DBH level. Cores were immediately wrapped in parafilm and aluminium foil and ...