In the Thuringian Forest or the Harz Mountains, dead spruce trees (Picea abies) dot the landscape like skeletons. Many have already fallen or been cut down. These dead trees serve as memorials to the ...

Have you ever paused beneath a towering oak or maple and wondered if that rough, gnarled bark is hiding secrets? What if I ...

A: Everyone worries about iron deficiency when the subject is gardenias, but this is definitely not that. Iron deficiency shows up on the newest leaves first – those at the tip ends of the branches.

Japanese maples are thirsty trees with shallow roots which is why it is important to know how to keep them hydrated before the summer heat arrives Comments Lifestyle Katherine McPhillips and Ella ...

Maple sap production, essential for syrup, varies based on factors like soil, sunlight, and temperature. Sustained cold weather, like the winter of 2024-25, benefits maple trees and their sap ...

The sugar maple in 2022; photographs of the tree taken in 1942, top, and 1952; the tree’s bark; and its stump. Still, I hoped we could save her. Prune the dead limbs. Trim back.

There is some yellow/red fall color. On older trees, the bark flakes and peels attractively and is an additional feature. Unlike the other maples mentioned, locate this tree where drainage is good.

The coral bark Japanese maple, called 'Sango-Kaku', has attractive bright green leaves that turn pinkish yellow in fall and, after the leaves fall, the twigs are tinted a coral color.

"Red maple 'armstrong' is known for its silver-grey bark and lobed, ovate leaves, and is widely used as a tree for narrow streets, especially since its roots do not lift pavement," he explains.

With glowing bark that peels naturally into little scrolls and curlicues, paperbark maples fit the bill for a specimen tree. Acer griseum gets extra points for being a low-maintenance tree that you ...

With sprawling branches and weathered bark, the Comfort Maple is a silent witness to centuries of history, resilience, and change. The story of the Comfort Maple is one of survival against the odds.

Environmental students at Keystone College call it bark to bottle: tap the tree, boil the sap, and bottle the syrup, but this year, there wasn't much of the process.