During the summer, leaves appear green because the predominant pigment of photosynthesis, called chlorophyll, reflects green ...

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it's fragrant, ...

Black sapote The botanical name for black sapote is Diospyros digyna. It is part of the Ebenaceae family and grows on medium-sized trees with evergreen leaves. High in vitamin C and vitamin A, it has ...

The leaves of evergreen species acquire carbon over the long term and improve nutrient conservation, whereas short-lived ...

The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer to winter. During the spring and summer the leaves have ...

you'll hardly take a step without crunching a leaf beneath your foot. Some trees have started ditching their leaves after this summer's historic drought, but the true leaf onslaught has yet to come.

Scramble high enough above the tree line in the mountains of Africa, Asia, Hawaii, and the Americas, and you will see thick towers of plants crowned by mops of living and dead leaves. In a poetic ...

It’s autumn, and that means the leaves on the trees are turning beautiful shades of yellow and red, before falling off entirely. It provides cheap entertainment for people and pets. It’s a way ...

Brown, leafless trees are everywhere across Southwest Florida after Hurricane Milton. While you may be tempted to chop yours ...

This week, there have been reports of trees suddenly dropping a lot of their leaves. While the windy weather earlier in the week helped some leaves fall off, some trees are dropping their leaves ...

That glorious sound is not as close to the house as it once was, not as vibrant. It emanates from branches farther away, from trees closer to the forest. The birds that once called the old maple home ...