Do you know why the pine tree didn’t get a Christmas present? Because it was knotty. Speaking of evergreen humor, did you hear about the guy who drove through a forest and noticed lumberjacks sawing ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Above: this Eastern redcedar is forming new cones in the spring. Many homeowners have evergreens in their home landscape. Evergreens provide a landscape service that other plants cannot – they add ...

MILAN, Ill. (KWQC) -During the holiday season, evergreens are everywhere as wreaths, centerpieces, and standing tall as Christmas trees. University of Illinois Extension Educator of Horticulture Emily ...

Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over you above ten thousand feet, where the air thins and the trees stop ...

Quiz: Can you identify this tree from its leaf? Do you think you have a good handle on identifying trees by merely looking at their leaves? Do you know the difference between coniferous and deciduous, ...