A cold-hardy banana tree with maroon striped leaves, a snowbell tree that reblooms, and several more ever-higher-performing hydrangeas are among the most interesting new trees and shrubs hitting the ...

Rather than wreaking havoc on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean -- as alien species can sometimes do -- a giant tortoise appears to be helping to restore the native ecosystem. Wildlife scientists ...

Agriculture and the change in soil use produce 23% of the total emissions of greenhouse gases of anthropogenic origin. Moreover, the expansion and intensification of agriculture are considered ...

I think its fair to say that Burton History Trees started circa 1989 in the bathroom of Bones, a Lincolnwood, Illinois restaurant that my family frequented. Bones' men's room was small with all of the ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Yoshino Cherry grows quickly to 20 feet, has beautiful bark but is a ...

Phylogenies are a fundamental tool for organizing our knowledge of the biological diversity we observe on our planet. But how exactly do we understand and use these devices? Tree diagrams have been ...

Heidi Hirsch receives funding from the Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is a member of the Australian Trees Working Group, South Africa. For thousands of years, ...