This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Sometimes by this time in February, the hellebores planted many years ago in a flower bed are showing buds, but that hasn’t ...

Picture this: towering pine trees dusted with snow, poconip (frozen fog) rolling in over alpine lakes, and mountain peaks glistening in the winter sun. If you think this scene is from a distant ...

Overall, only 2.1% of the pine trees' rings and 1.3% of the juniper shrubs' rings were blue; the cells which hadn't lignified properly were mainly found at the end of growth rings, in latewood ...

One key characteristic of pin oak are the branches, which angle downward especially on the lower part of the tree. The pin oak tends to keep its lower branches for a long period of time, which can ...

DES MOINES — Iowa Department of Natural Resources foresters are anticipating reports of moderate to severe winter burn damage to arborvitae and white pine trees across Iowa.