1. Punching down a single tree knocks down the entire thing at once, giving you a pile of wood, sticks, and sap along with it ...

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Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...

Trees are very special to me. When my husband and I got married, instead of wedding gifts we asked everyone to buy us young, bare-rooted trees (called whips), so we could create a leafy avenue from ...

From the sweet aroma of baked cookies to the festive family gatherings, Shawn Hundertmark’s mom always put the merry in Christmas. When she died 20 years ago, Hundertmark dedicated his yearly ...

From late November through December, the adult buck moths, which have charcoal black-and-white wings and rusty orange on ...

Learning doesn’t always mean flipping through heavy textbooks or sitting in a long lecture. Sometimes, it just takes ...

Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave them holiday hope. By Kevin Draper Milk had “Got Milk?” Beef had “Beef: It’s ...