Deciduous trees shed their leaves every year — bidding about 40 percent of their built-up carbon and nutrients goodbye. But it doesn’t all have to be lost.

If you enjoy collecting the leaves from the ground under the trees, another good choice is to use them as mulch in your garden or shrub borders. They also make good raw material for the compost pile.

Deciduous trees shed their leaves annually, losing around 40 percent of the carbon they have assimilated, and substantial amounts of nutrients in the process.

What Brilliant Fall Leaf Colors Tell Us about Tree Health and Climate. A tree’s fall palette offers a glimpse at its health and the weather it has experienced in a given year.

Why do leaves fall off trees in the autumn? 02:44 MINNEAPOLIS — The latest map shows fall colors are just starting to emerge across parts of northern and southern Minnesota. That means it's only ...

Leaves, acorns, and other tree products that end up on your property are considered natural occurrences, and they are the responsibility of the person whose land they end up on, according to an ...

Forests and nearby communities could start looking much different as a tree native to Maryland falls victim to a microscopic ...

Unfortunately, there is a substantial threat to this tree that spans across the eastern United States — beech leaf disease (BLD). Left untreated, the demise of a beech tree with BLD occurs in 2 ...