Deciduous and coniferous trees vary in many more ways than only leaf types. Learn these differences and you'll know which ...

Trees may be pulling their weight. New research by government-backed scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research finds that deciduous vegetation absorbs one-third more air pollution ...

Instead of struggling to grow trees that don't tolerate the wet conditions in low-lying areas of your yard, like flowering dogwood and yew, find a species that thrives in damp soil. Pin oak (Quercus ...

Several culprits could be the cause of your oak trees decline. Anthracnose, bur oak blight, oak wilt, or even two-lined chestnut borer are just a few causes of oak decline.

Black oak trees begin to show their color, Orionid meteor shower this weekend This year’s shower is predicted to be modest, resulting in only 8 or 10 meteors per hour Author ...

Common shade and street trees such as maple, ash, locust, oak, birch, dogwood, redbud and other trees that lose their leaves for winter are examples of deciduous trees. Many fruit trees are ...

Generally, trees in the white oak group tend to be a longer-lived tree than trees in the red oak group. This is very apparent when we think that live oaks (in the white oak group) can live for 300 ...

For the next group of wonderful trees to consider, let’s discuss some oak, cypress and maple trees. ... Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a deciduous conifer with a dramatic upright form.

Oak trees make up a third of deciduous forests in the U.S. and are one of the most important tree lineages, said Gerard Sapes, a University researcher on the project. Not only do oaks store and filter ...

Semi-deciduous trees often drop their leaves just as growth begins. ... Accumulating a thick, 3 – 4-inch layer of oak leaves under the tree also protects the roots, ...

"It's called live oak because we don't see it drop its leaves like a deciduous, normal deciduous tree. It is deciduous though. In the springtime, as new leaves push out, the old leaves fall off.