Sean O'Brien, from the UNH Cooperative Extension, takes a look at how beech leaf disease spreads and the signs to help you ...

After that, I was more selective. I picked pods only from trees that I could tell were native velvets. Each had a nutty, sweet taste with no bad aftertaste. Some were as sweet as candy.

All tree leaves have an outer layer called the epidermis, which can also be used in the identification process. This leaf "skin" always has a waxy cover called the cuticle and varies in thickness.

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Francis Skalicky with the Missouri Department of Conservation says two types of poisonous hemlock grow in the four-state area ...

That’s Whitefish Dunes State Park for you – Door County’s best-kept secret hiding in plain sight near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The name alone should give you goosebumps – Whitefish Dunes. It sounds ...

Whitefish Dunes State Park near Sturgeon Bay is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled through a portal to coastal Maine or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But no, this is ...

Invasive shrubs, such as buckthorn and Japanese barberry, can also contribute to human health impacts. Invasive shrubs create ...

Poison hemlock is currently blooming in Whitman County and the surrounding areas and can kill people, pets, livestock and ...

Trees are usually painted white to prevent sunscald which typically affects younger trees and can make them susceptible to frostbite and pathogens.