For decades, scientists have relied on tree rings to estimate how long trees can live. But new research suggests that this widely used method may have been underestimating the lifespan of many ...

Bur buttercup (Ranunculus testiculatus), was the bane of my summer childhood. While not as lethal to bare feet as ...

Fossil evidence from the High Arctic reveals that palm trees and subtropical plants once thrived in the polar region. This ...

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MITCHELL — A two-part winter tree identification workshop will be held at Spring Mill State Park in February, offering hands-on training in identifying trees without leaves. The workshop will be led ...

Lenny Farlee, Purdue Extension Forester, gives a presentation to Indiana woodland owners. Photo courtesy of the Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA). If you’re an Indiana woodland ...

A two-part workshop on winter tree identification is scheduled for Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 at Spring Mill State Park. The sessions, led by Janet Eger of the White River Forestry Committee, aim to teach ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

University of Illinois Extension is offering a FREE in-person Winter Tree Identification workshop at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, at the Carlyle Lake Visitor Center to teach about the basics of ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...