Even without their candy-pink petals, cherry blossom branches are a common motif in Japanese culture. Watch the spirit of the tree come to life with this wood-burning technique!

“The film is called ‘CHOKE,” and it takes place in a place called Oaktown. It’s a small, Podunk town. There’s a 911 dispatch center there, and at the dispatch center, there’s a ...

In all, more than 140 cherry trees were removed for the three-year, $113-million-dollar repair of the basin's seawall. What made Stumpy popular – the tree's appearance – was also evidence of ...

Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could not only help improve the accuracy of flowering ...

Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible. For as long as scientists have studied trees, we have categorised them into two types based on the ...

Have you ever been in a high-stakes situation in which you needed to perform but completely bombed? You’re not alone. Experiments in monkeys reveal that ‘choking’ under pressure is linked to ...

Over the weekend, intense winds from a powerful cold front brought down trees, damaged powerlines, brought flooding rains and caused power outages for thousands of people. Gusts nearing 200 ...

Despite its exalted namesake, the Tree of Heaven is a legitimate nightmare to control. The fast-growing tree — up to 1 inch a week in some documented instances, according to botanist John Knapp ...

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