I was just out visiting my son who lives on the coast of Northern California, the land of tall trees, the coast redwoods. Coast redwoods (these are the state tree of California) are the tallest trees ...

The United States is packed with spectacular national forests, and these special spots contain some of the most unique trees ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

With summer around the corner and temperatures still cool, this is a great time to think about planting shade trees. If you have a larger property, you may have room for trees over 30 feet tall, which ...

If you're thinking about planting a tree in your yard but worry about maintenance and potential damage, understory trees are ...

Talk about seeing the forest for the trees: an ecologist said that he has found the world’s 50 tallest tropical trees. Located on the island of Borneo, the tallest of the very big trees stands at ...

Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut. The air is warm and salty from the sea breeze, and you've not a care in the world. That's ...

Forest scientists have used genetic modification to successfully manipulate the growth in height of trees, showing that it's possible to create miniature trees that look similar to normal trees -- but ...