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 ...

Considered a must-have decoration for many who celebrate Christmas and open gifts with loved ones each year, the Christmas tree's interesting history most likely dates back at least two millennia.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off this month, but those colorful petals are hardly DC’s only notable foliage. Here are some other interesting trees to check out. There are no trees on the ...

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 ...

Suppose for a minute that you’re walking down the sidewalk and a passerby stops and asks you to identify the tree growing next to you. What feature of that tree are you going to reference to get the ...

Transforming your home for Christmas is a joy, not a chore. Experts share tips for picking the perfect tree and making it ...

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, ...

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 ...