The flooding in Kerr County, Texas, killed at least two dozen, while Camp Mystic on the banks of the Guadalupe River had several girls unaccounted for.

An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.

All tree leaves exhibit margins—the blade-like edges of the leaves—that are either serrated or smooth. Leaf margins can be finely classified based on at least a dozen unique characteristics.

In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

It is hard to know what to call this time of day. The sun is still above the horizon and the time is almost 8:30 p.m.