There’s some big machines in your yard waking up. They’re your trees! It’s amazing to follow what goes on inside trees as they wake up and they don’t make any noise. I asked Dennis Swartzell of ...

In all the time I’ve spent cruising around my quiet Seattle neighborhood for fallen sidewalk fruit (the semi-bruised apples are delicious), I’ve never thought to myself: “Geez. I wish all these trees ...

Trees, is there anything they can’t do? Doubtful. Let’s see: producing half the world’s oxygen, providing habitat for millions of species, creating the soil and timber resources we depend on. Not bad.

Remember the good old days when a tree house was a rough-looking assemblage of two-by-fours and plywood wedged into the crook of your backyard oak tree? These days, tree houses are more than just ...

The "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create and maintain its own ecosystem in arid regions. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, people have ...

That’s so last Christmas. Christmas trees don’t have to be traditional to look spectacular. In fact, some of the most memorable ones this year are anything but. How about a Christmas tree made from ...

We know what you're thinking: "Upside-down Christmas trees? But why?!" Don't get us wrong: There's a lot to love about the traditional Christmas tree, and we don't want to turn the whole holiday ...

We are blessed in Tallahassee to have so many amazing trees and a rich urban canopy. Unfortunately, that urban canopy is under constant stress from development and construction activities. Many ...