Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Considered a must-have decoration for many who celebrate Christmas and open gifts with loved ones each year, the Christmas tree's ...

Silver buttonwood fruits were used to create this silvery themed lei at this year’s Lei Day in Kapiolani Park. Weissich found a flat of seedlings. Some were green and some were silvery. One keiki ...

What is one of the most popular questions asked in our area? What trees grow best in our area is one of the most asked questions. From traveling over the last several years through the Golden Plains ...

Ginkgo tolerates a wide range of rough conditions such as downtown urban sites, smoky areas, air pollution and confined root system spaces. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor I have one of the ...

It's the most important tree of the year. Whether real evergreens or faux, plastic stand-ins, the Christmas tree has come to symbolize the biggest holiday for Christians around the world. Considered a ...

Most of us enjoy the beautiful colors of fall, but not everyone may know what causes leaves to change.There are three colors or pigments naturally produced in leaf cells: green from chlorophyll, ...

With the recent storms in our area, and more that are yet to come, I've been thinking quite a bit about how trees in general, and Big Country trees specifically, deal with winds and other facets of ...

We are fortunate to live in an area that is dominated by trees. Depending on where you live in the Hudson Valley or the Catskill Mountains, the surrounding landscape ranges from 75% to more than 85% ...

A group in Plantation is trying to find the city’s nicest, oldest and most interesting trees. The Shade Brigade already identified 10 particular trees and wants the community to help by making more ...

Do you like trees? Of course you do! Yesterday, the City Council’s parks committee held a hearing on New York City’s street trees. Here are some fun facts about trees. 3. It takes a lot of work to ...