For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

Explaining the extraordinary abilities of California’s coast redwoods, Lewis notes that the trees “generate some two million pounds of negative pressure” to pull water from their roots to ...

While some trees send their roots deep into the ground, others are shallow-rooted and spread along the top of the soil. These ...

A tree’s underground root system can extend up to 20 feet deep in ideal soil conditions, and spread over an even greater area ...

PHILADELPHIA— Neighborhoods in West and Southwest Philadelphia look cleaner and greener, with more than 1,000 new trees and ...

Below you’ll find a selection of 7 such trees, all of which are connected to noted figures in Polish history. Mieszko I is considered the first Polish head of state. He lived in the 10th century and ...