This story originally published online in The 9th Street Journal. On Tuesday, March 18, Ryan Sailstad, recreation and operations supervisor for Durham Parks and Recreation, received an unexpected ...

Trees grow slowly, and their ability to adapt or migrate is limited. As climate zones move north and higher in elevation, trees that once flourished in the U.S. find themselves in hostile territory.

Trees 500, even 700, years old, their bark gnarled and grizzled with time, their canopies far over my head. I had gone there to collect myself. Old-growth forests are good for that, putting our ...

A recent study by the Dept. of Agriculture showed us that the average lifespan of an urban tree was only around 23 years. One of the reasons for the short lifespan is the lack of adequate root space.

Trees tell the story of their environment. Similar to the oak tree, other trees that signal they are doing well are black spruce trees. They are abundant on Newfoundland, because they can grow in ...

If you cut down a tree, you can read in the wood an environmental record. Now climate change is complicating the narrative. In a basement in Tucson, Ariz., slices of tree trunks stand on shelves ...

An East Bay bonsai master is inspiring the next generation to find stories inside the trees 04:54. For more than 50-years, a tiny movement has grown in the East Bay thanks to Dennis Makishima.

March 14, 2025 Tree that can grow 40 types of fruit — from cherries to peaches — takes root at Temple's art school Artist Sam Van Aken fuses heirloom trees through a horticultural process ...