The different names of this tropical fruit are a real tongue twister – Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, chicozapote, naseberry, ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

When you've always known deciduous trees to drop their leaves in winter, seeing one that hasn't can be unsettling. Here's why ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...

What I did notice, though, was a swath of trees topped with brown leaves across the top of the hill. Some oaks, including chestnut, pin, bur, scarlet and swamp, often retain dry brown leaves in ...

I remember dad seated on the verandah informing Mr. Crow who was venting his grievance from the nearby sapota tree, his music breaching all time decibel levels, that his share was being readied.

Eric Thompson was on the stand for nearly two hours, describing the relationship with his wife and his business history. As a Lahaina fire survivor herself, Capt. Chrissy Lovitt says her tours ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees -- mostly due to insects and disease -- have caused the state's forests to emit more carbon than they ...