Like many things in nature, the catalpa tree and catalpa tree worms have a special symbiotic relationship. More than once in my life, I’ve interfered with a plant, critter or bug I was ...

In my front yard, the brown leaves of witch hazel hang on even as the buds are preparing to open into blooms. At Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, a shingle oak tree stands in the parkway ...

If you find brown tips on your houseplant, you have to do a little detective work to find out what happened. This guide ...

They are typically violet-blue but may be purple, pink, or white. Both flowers and leaves have a distinct spicy fragrance. Hailing from Europe and parts of Asia, the chaste tree is most often ...

according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South America that is nearly identical to what is seen today on those trees' living relatives in Australia.

What I did notice, though, was a swath of trees topped with brown leaves across the top of the hill. Some oaks, including chestnut, pin, bur, scarlet and swamp, often retain dry brown leaves in ...

You don’t need a thermometer to tell you how cold it is when the leaves of rhododendrons are ... outside my office is a crabapple tree with half of its branches broken off from a storm last ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees -- mostly due to insects and disease -- have caused the state's forests to emit more carbon than they ...

First lady Jill Biden telegraphed political unity with her outfit for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday. Dressed in a Ralph Lauren coat, gloves and pumps in a vibrant shade of b ...

Discover the truth about the vibrant purple flower that is an invasive weed in some areas. Explore native alternatives that ...

This is especially significant since trees can store carbon in their wood for decades. Their leaves or roots, in contrast, decay more quickly and release their carbon back into the atmosphere.