The Bonsai Society of Portland is one of the oldest and largest bonsai clubs in the country, claiming some 600 members.

A: Good news — the ridges on the twigs and branches are normal, and the interesting corky-looking bark becomes an attractive ...

Before I rushed off to worship services one morning, I glanced out my backyard window at our bare black oak tree that shook in the frigid, late February wind. Alighting peacefully on one of the ...

Even a rainy Monday morning couldn’t stop the excitement local community members had for the soft opening of the South Branch ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

Cicadas from Brood XIV will emerge in 13 states this year. Here's what we know about the cicadas and when they'll be in ...

The bands, which have been called "brilliant" and "genius", look just like a piece of electrical wire. As it turns out, ...

Restoring oaks make our communities more resilient to wildfire and drought,” said Sara Evans-Peters, who promotes healthy ...

The room where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed doctrine exudes a quiet, stately atmosphere. Inside the ...

At the Tamarack Marketplace just outside Beckley, a towering pin oak faced a grim future. With a hollowed-out core, the fate of this magnificent tree was hanging by a branch. A weak structural ...

A driver in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, escaped injury when a large tree fell onto their car on Oak Street, causing ...