The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Kansas City residents are saying goodbye to a staple of the community that has stood tall since the late 1700s.

Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

Some trees don’t just survive centuries, they survive civilisations. And for that reason and more, they are rightfully called iconic and historic. These ancient beings have stood through geological ...

Tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, is often noticed only after it has begun to dominate a space. In domestic settings, it ...

It was a reunion with an old friend in a foreign land that brought back memories of the late 1970s. Perhaps it was the ...

In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they ...

The genetics behind spiral growth patterns is an area of active study, with recent research uncovering differences in the ...

After trees fell across San Diego County during a holiday storm, experts say residents can protect themselves by learning to ...

How can we protect our plants from budding out too early, when the temperature could drop to a hard freeze? And how are ...

The hollowed-out trunk of the ancient yellow cedar felt like a cocoon with its soft floor of bark strips. A mother bear had molded this bed when she came each year to hibernate and to birth her cubs ...

It's an exciting time to be a microbiologist working in rice research. A global push towards the cultivation of water-saving ...