Trees are emotive, but a political obsession with planting trees is getting in the way of proper maintenance of our ancient ...

Every fall for years, Deborah McCullough and her husband fished salmon from Western Michigan’s Betsie River. “It’s a little river, and it was shaded, and you knew there was going to be big salmon in ...

Swaths of Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania could be on the chopping block as the federal government ...

If you live in the southwestern United States, a Shamel ash (Fraxinus uhdei) is perfect for your backyard. The tree’s smooth bark and dark ... "They are disease-prone, have weak structures ...

Low maintenance and drought tolerant, it is also resistant to most pests and diseases ... on a Redbud tree from PlantingTree.com. 8. Cork Oak (Quercus suber) This tree’s bark is as useful ...

In a culture obsessed with competition, it comes as no surprise that even our trees have been put to the test. In honor of Earth Month, celebrated every April, this series documents a handful of ...

People are ready to put down roots. So here’s a look at eight trees that are — for better or worse — popularly planted in ...

If you're thinking of adding a street tree out front, Penn State urban forester Vincent Cotrone has some recommendations.

They cache food — nuts, twigs, bark, dogwood fruit — to ... but when those were nearly wiped out by disease, they turned to acorns from oak trees, which also were struck by insects and disease.

As many homeowners gear up for spring yard work, which may include tree trimming or pruning, the Michigan Department of ...