The Drap D'Or de Bretagna is one of a few historic apples that are the genetic ancestors of many of the common varieties we ...

This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...

You won't have to wait long to attract a range of pollinators to your yard with any of these rapidly-growing trees. They'll ...

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When I was a child, climbing a tree was one of my favorite things to do. No matter where I was or what I was doing, I was ...

Silverbells are at their best in April and early May when they produce bell-shaped white flowers. Four-winged, nutlike fruits ...

INSECTS do not usually give us humans too much concern. However, if one studies even a tiny bit of natural history topics ...

Retired after 38 years with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Janet Carson ranks among Arkansas' best ...

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an ...

A microscopic insect is threatening New York’s red pines. Red pine scale feeds on the tree’s nutrients, forming white tufts at needle bases and branch tips. Experts are ...

but authorities said someone was trimming trees when a tree branch knocked down the live powerline. The victim then grabbed the powerline and was electrocuted. The sheriff’s department said the ...