With the seemingly ubiquitous supply of mechanical air conditioning around us these days, it can be easy to forget what it meant in the “old days” to have a big old shade tree in the back yard. When I ...

It's so hot that the city is asking you to pitch in to help keep its trees alive — especially newly planted replacements for ash trees. Any help people can give the trees is much appreciated. - Terry ...

Conifers such as firs and pine trees use efficient valves to overcome a plumbing problem, researchers have found. The "pipes" conifers use to carry water are 10 times shorter than in flowering trees ...

As wildfire risk grows with hotter, drier summers, Saint John is turning to trees to provide frontline protection for its drinking water — by cutting down trees in high-risk areas and planting more ...