“The Berkshires has a long history of trees,” Rene Wendell says via phone. For the past seven years, Wendell has worked as a land steward in Western Massachusetts for The Nature Conservancy in their ...

From book trees to diva trees, spicing up your Christmas tree is all the rage. — -- Forget Christmas tree lights, garlands and ordinary ornaments. This year, those in the holiday spirit are ...

This small woodpecker often attacks pine, apple, maple and Bradford pear trees, but any tree can be on the menu.

Millicent Harvey's close up of smoke tree bloom. “To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full flush of flower in June or early ...

For most people, a Christmas tree means a fresh or artificial evergreen decorated with shiny balls and twinkling lights. But did you know that in some places, Christmas trees are not always what you ...

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...

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A new book on tree collectors around the world features two local enthusiasts with an arboreal obsession and are forever in pursuit of the rare, unusual and beautiful. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25 ...

Discover the bonsai-like Camperdown Elm of Prospect Park that was rescued by a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet See the living fossils that thrive as street trees Learn about the rare American elms that ...

After an election year filled with rancor and ultimately, voters’ rejection of the Biden administration, the White House is calling for a “Season of Peace & Light” with this year’s holiday theme. “At ...

Q: My 20-something-old redbud tree has developed lichens on the trunk, which is a first. Do I have a problem and is there anything I should do? I have another one in the yard which doesn’t have this ...

Christmas is approaching fast and people are making their homes feel festive. Christmas trees are easily the most popular decorations at this time of the year, but not everyone likes traditional ...