Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in ...

Dear Tom,When I was younger, my grandma used to tell me if you could see the backs of the leaves on a tree, it was going to storm. Your thoughts?Cheryl Molenda Dyer, IndianaDear Cheryl,Weather ...

Scientists have discovered a zombie tree that converts its leaves into roots as it dies. The Cyathea rojasiana tree fern, which is native to Panama in Central America, was studied by plant ...

When you've always known deciduous trees to drop their leaves in winter, seeing one that hasn't can be unsettling. Here's why trees may hold onto their leaves.

After dimming the lights and lowering the heat, summer made its annual exit; a hard act to follow, like youth. Indeed, summer seems an idyll of youth, with its seamless warmth and breathless time t… ...

Some trees hold their dead brown leaves through the winter and kick them off only as buds swell, leading to the new growth for the season. This condition is called marcescence, meaning ...

Figure 1. It may be winter, but these beech trees at Knox State Park in East Aurora, New York still have leaves on them. This is called marcescence.

Treehugger/ Alexandra Cristina Nakamura. Besides its branches, roots, and leaves, a mature tree also grows another important structure—the flower (or cone, in the case of evergreens).

During photosynthesis, leaves use this water to produce sugars, which are then used in other parts of the tree to build larger molecules such as cellulose. All this while, the ratio of 16O and 18O ...

Evergreen trees and plants are those that, in general, keep their green leaves year-round. They eventually do drop their leaves, but it's usually in the spring. Deciduous plants are perennials ...

A simple tree leaf has one blade attached to the stalk. Examples: Maple, Sycamore, Sweet Gum, and Tulip. 4. of 7. Compound Leaves . Treehugger / Dan Amos.