The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...
The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.
Forecasters warn an extreme winter storm could trigger rare “exploding trees” across the Upper Midwest as temperatures plunge below zero, causing sap inside trees to freeze and crack bark. The storm ...
As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.
Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severe temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is known as ...
Most trees are dormant through the winter's coldest months.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what to know.
A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...
After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.
North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding ...
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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.