Portlanders like bikes. Portlanders like trees. So here’s a crazy idea: Why not put the trees on bikes, pedal them to vacant strips of land along city streets, and do your part to solve the city’s ...

If you live in the southern parts of the country, you might have long admired the majestic hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis) but discovered it won't really grow in your region, especially if you ...

There's a subliminal charm to watching birds stuffing their beaks with berries. Unless, of course, it's the dead of the winter, and they're growing inebriated after overindulging in fermented fruit — ...

Deciding when to plant a fruit tree depends on several factors. The ideal planting time for bare-root trees is different from the planting time for container-grown trees. The type of fruit tree, as ...

In a lab at North Carolina State University, researchers are piecing together the future of Christmas trees — quite literally. With a $7.5 million grant from the USDA, they’re embarking on a ...

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season: Which are more eco-friendly, real trees or their fake counterparts? If you ask Tim O'Connor, executive director of the National ...

When Easton Umansky chose a college, Tacoma’s trees were a deciding factor. “We don’t have trees like this back home,” said Umansky, who hails from San Diego. That cinched his choice of the University ...

'Tis the season for Tannenbaum. It’s just a matter of which one. The choices can seem overwhelming at first: Will a blue spruce fill the house with the sharp scent of balsam better than a white pine?