Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy a bare root red maple tree to plant in your yard, it'll usually look more like a skinny stick than a towering shade ...

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Summer sunshine can make a backyard feel inviting one minute and scorching the next. While umbrellas, awnings, and fans ...

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A new study examines how trees respond to different urban intensities by comparing tree size and age, foliage nitrogen signature, nutrient and heavy metal content and other factors in forests. Not ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...

Everyone seems to go wild for sugar maples trees in the fall because, here in New England, their leaves turn wonderful colors — yellow, orange and, best of all, red. But some trees and shrubs have ...