Winter tree identification workshop returns to Spring Mill State Park

A two-part workshop on winter tree identification is scheduled for Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 at Spring Mill State Park. The ...

Fast-growing trees are taking over the forests of the future and putting biodiversity, climate resilience under pressure

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The American Southwest’s Iconic Joshua Trees Are Blooming Early—and Scientists Want Your Help to Figure Out Why

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...
Chapelboro

Refugium: How To Identify Trees in Winter

As I’ve noted more than once, being able to name the plants around you is kind of a superpower. At the very least, it allows ...

Iconic Joshua trees bloomed earlier than usual this year — and it could spell trouble for a little-known bug

Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about ...
TreeHugger

Winter Tree Identification

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Botanical markers and tree characteristics should be used when identifying a ...
TreeHugger

Using Tree Anatomy and Physiology for Identification

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.

Joshua trees are blooming early. The reasons why are a mystery.

Joshua trees rely on a single moth species to reproduce.
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Americans unknowingly planted vast forests of explosive Australian trees

Across the American West, what looks like a leafy success story of fast-growing shade and windbreaks is doubling as a vast, ...