Trees are special. Trees were here long before humans. Fossil remains of the first tree-like plants come from Devonian ...

By BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP Unless you’re roasting marshmallows, it’s hard to think of fire in the woods as a good thing. We all ...

As beech leaf disease spreads across Maine, foresters and researchers race to understand its impact, retain healthy trees and ...

Unless you're roasting marshmallows, it's hard to think of fire in the woods as a good thing. We all watched wildfire devastation play out earlier this year in Southern California, and many dealt with ...

Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

Scientists are tracking the spread of beech leaf disease through Vermont's forests. The disease, caused by a microscopic ...

Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest.

Through luck or (hopefully) genetics, this mighty tree has avoided contracting beech bark disease—a fatal fungal pathogen ...

Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old.

In urban settings like parks and yards, numerous challenges threaten tree health and longevity. Environmental or abiotic ...

Llywelyn Hall said: "The Totems to the Charter are the silent witnesses; the ancient veteran trees that were around at the ...