As the fires that ravaged Los Angeles in January ebbed, many trees were left standing next to burnt down homes. Here’s why.

Broadleaf, deciduous trees lose their leaves in the winter to reduce water loss inside the ... Needles are better at retaining water than broadleaves due to their small surface area and waxy outer ...

House plants that look like palm trees are a delightful way to bring a ... The fronds are a deep green color and have a ...

As the name suggests, that means their leaves are green all the time and they don’t fall off. The reason for this is trees such as firs have a thick, waxy coating called a resin that protects ...

Q. I thought Natal Plum was frost-tender, but I’ve seen it survive several winters where frost occurs regularly. Is there a ...

In fact, it has virtually no pigments at all, and is thus a waxy, corpulent white, although rare variants are a deep red color, perhaps a genetic vestige of its ancestral coloration. It does have tiny ...