A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

A new study finds that tree growth does not seem to be generally limited by photosynthesis but rather by cell growth. This suggests that we need to rethink the way we forecast forest growth in a ...

I’ve got an old math problem for you. If you hang a horseshoe on a tree branch that’s 5 feet above ground, and the tree grows 1 foot per year, how high will the horseshoe be in 10 years? If you ...

Patience is a virtue, and many trees require it. "Trees, in general, live on a much longer timeline than we do, with many living for hundreds, and some even thousands of years," says Nancy Gaspari, an ...

Apple, pears and plums are the lowest maintenance fruit trees once established. Besides annual pruning, they're easy to care ...

If you’ve ever planted a young tree, you know how much care they need, especially when cold weather rolls in. Winter brings ...

Each fall, volunteers from the Duke University Medical School and the Nicholas School of the Environment help Bordley ...

Deeply Rooted Landscapes in Tipp City has offered living, potted Christmas trees for four years, working to cut waste and expand interest in native plants across the region ...

What will happen to the world’s forests in a warming world? Will increased atmospheric carbon dioxide help trees grow? Or will extremes in temperature and precipitation hold growth back? That all ...