Native to the rolling hills of the Mediterranean, this luring beauty is a tree that ignites curiosity. It is one of the most arresting shrubs available. Source: Smoketree: A Mystic Mirage | Arbor Day Blog
Native to the rolling hills of the Mediterranean, this luring beauty is a tree that ignites curiosity. It is one of the most arresting shrubs available. Source: Smoketree: A Mystic Mirage | Arbor Day Blog
Travel back to 18th century Europe and residents would tell you to use mountainash wood as a guard to keeping witches away. Old folklore tells stories of people planting mountainash trees near the front of their houses and burning twigs to lay outside their home entrance to ward off evil. Source: American Mountainash: The Witchwood […]
Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new University of Alberta study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbors. Source: Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, study shows
Trees are everywhere, but do you know how to draw them? Source: Learn How to Draw Three Types of Trees: Oak, Pine, and Palm
Beauty and romance may be the first images many people associate with the gleaming white paper birch. But this symbol of the north country, and the state tree of New Hampshire, has earned its place in history as a continuously useful tree that has served North Americans since the earliest days of human activity. Source: […]
Some trees can live for thousands of years, but we may not be around long enough to really know whether they can die of old age. Source: Can Trees Live Forever? New Kindling for an Immortal Debate – The New York Times
As with many oak trees, white oak is not only sought after for its strength, but its longevity. White oak trees can live up to 300 years, with some living longer, such as a white oak in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Source: White Oak: The King of Kings | Arbor Day Blog
Regular pruning will not only help keep trees vigorous and looking their best, but it’ll help you spot potential red flags long before they cause problems. Source: Preventative Tree Care For Long-Term Health | Turf Magazine
There is a secret happening on your daily walk right now: look up and you’ll see that many of those bare tree branches aren’t bare at all. They’re hosting a tiny world of flowers, some so small they are easily overlooked. Source: Look up to the trees to brighten your daily walk | Gardens | […]
In 1989, a bizarre murder attempt in Texas gripped the nation and made worldwide news. The details of the case were unusual, and unlike anything police had seen before. The victim? Austin’s oldest resident, a 600-year-old tree known as Treaty Oak. Source: The bizarre story of a man who tried to murder a 600-year-old tree […]