Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinense) joins ginkgo and tallow tree in a noteworthy group of deciduous species indigenous to ...

The word "deciduous" is derived from the Latin word decider, which means ‘to fall off'. Deciduous trees are also called hardwoods. Deciduous trees have a characteristic of shedding their leaves in a ...

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous tree ...

Nature classifies all trees into three main groups. Deciduous trees shed leaves seasonally. Evergreen trees remain green year-round. Coniferous trees reproduce using cones. These categories explain ...

I had a wonderful opportunity to travel to New England in October to see the magnificent fall color up there. Fall color is not nearly as plentiful or brilliant this far south, due to our climate, but ...

Do all deciduous trees drop their trees before winter? JERRY: Well, no. Australia may not be famous for having many deciduous trees, but those that we do have are really interesting. The genus ...

Above: This photo tells an entire story. Taken at Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee in January, it shows most of the deciduous trees are bare. However, you can easily see the light tan colors of ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

Fire is a hot topic these days, particularly when it comes to the boreal forest, the vast expanse of trees that stretches across Alaska, Canada and other cold northern regions. Large fires have been ...