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There are many reasons people may think we’re nuts to live in California, not least of which is having not just one state nut ...
An arborist may cut some of the loose bark away, but he or she will know how to do so properly to see what is going on behind it.
I have a huge oak tree in our yard. Its roots are protruding above the ground. I’m concerned that someone might trip on them.
With spring blooming all around us, it's only natural to pay a bit more attention to the trees than we usually might. But ...
along with a portion of the nut. The Nash Square squirrel “Berkeley,” a sculpture by Corey Lancaster, was carved from part of ...
A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North America historically have been ...
Acorns are nutritious and surprisingly useful, but are largely overlooked because preparing them for consumption requires a lot of time and patience.
Cork is a versatile material used for everything from wine stoppers to flooring, but have you ever wondered how it's harvested and produced on an industrial scale? In this video, we take you behind ...
King County just saw a 35% drop in gun violence, and Seattle violent crimes are down by unusual, double-digit percentages.
Local people, he said, had lost interest in the trees and began chopping them down as farmers were experiencing failed harvests. "Thirty years ago, the shea nut tree had a pattern of its production.
Around nine years ago, a live oak tree had to be removed from Ann and Hub Hubbard’s backyard. A couple of years later, they realized the grass had recovered and this empty plot looked quite bare.
A trio of “beautiful” veteran oak trees will be saved from the chopping block when work begins on the new Innovation Centre near GCHQ, the latest plans from Cheltenham Borough Council reveal.