Sculptor Charlie Whinney has created a place for people to sit beside and touch a section of the much-loved tree, which was ...

The grey patches are likely lichen, a combination of a fungus and an algae. It is harmless to you and the tree. It is common ...

The Seward neighborhood bur oak, determined to be more than 300 years old, was declared dead and cut down in 2010.

The top of the root ball isn’t an accurate guide for determining the planting depth for your new tree. Instead, locate the trunk flare — the place where the trunk widens at ground level.

During a particularly hot afternoon in June, my staff and I were walking a shaded trail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham ...

Plant Doctor: Prune colorful firespikes while perennials are making new growth Now is a good time to prune your firespike. Cut it back as much as needed — even to within a few feet of the ground.

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures ...

The natural movement of the trunk by the wind stimulates root growth and increases trunk caliper more quickly than with staked trees.

The cambium and its "zone" is a cell generator (reproductive tissue called growth meristem) that produces both the inner bark cells of the phloem and new living wood cells in the xylem.

The Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland was illegally cut down last year, but new shoots have been found at its stump, sparking hope that it may grow again.

Delighted scientists have confirmed that the Sycamore Gap Tree lives on, 10 months after it was felled as eight new shoots are seen growing from the stump of the fallen tree.