The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous tree ...

Nature classifies all trees into three main groups. Deciduous trees shed leaves seasonally. Evergreen trees remain green year-round. Coniferous trees reproduce using cones. These categories explain ...

Deciduous trees are the backbone of our shade-tree planting. This is because we generally prefer to use trees that provide welcome shady relief from the hot, intense sunlight of summer, but drop their ...

Fire is a hot topic these days, particularly when it comes to the boreal forest, the vast expanse of trees that stretches across Alaska, Canada and other cold northern regions. Large fires have been ...

Above: This photo tells an entire story. Taken at Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee in January, it shows most of the deciduous trees are bare. However, you can easily see the light tan colors of ...

Fall foliage color is produced by deciduous trees and shrubs. Up North, the spectacular fall color has long come and gone. Here in the Deep South, fall color is not as prominent, but we do see some.