The coming of autumn often makes trees harder to identify — but sometimes, it does the opposite. The black locust (Robinia ...

Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is a deciduous and thorny legume tree that is aggressive and fast-growing. The tree’s bark is grayish-brown and furrowed with long, scaly ridges. Honey locusts ...

Goetze: If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with ...

Q: Our neighbor next door allows locust trees to grow wild in his one-acre backyard. The trees on his property have borers that often cause significant decline. The seeds are always falling into our ...

Islamiat Abidemi Raji receives funding and study permission from the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Jos, Nigeria. Colleen T. Downs receives funding from University of KwaZulu-Natal ...

Trees cool their environment and 'heat islands' benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local conditions. In a recent study, scientists at the ...

For about four years now, the Historic Indian Agency House has been in the process of protecting and expanding one of the scarcest natural ecosystems in Wisconsin. Remnants of the ...