We love the thought of birds nesting in our yards. The thought that such a small creature could feel safe enough in our presence to raise its young is heartwarming, indeed — but not all clusters of ...

Three moose have died this year in Anchorage due to cyanide poisoning after eating from the European bird cherry tree, also known as Mayday and chokecherry, wildlife officials say. The Alaska ...

“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...

If you want to nurture birds in your yard, you cannot go wrong by planting a black cherry tree (Prunus serotina). It is considered a keystone species, which means it has a disproportionately large ...

Researchers are convinced that cyanide naturally present in cherry tree leaves was responsible for the mysterious illness that killed hundreds of foals and fetuses in Kentucky thoroughbred country ...

Like some ghastly chapter out of The Twits by Roald Dahl (where Mr Twit glues the branches of his tree to catch birds to make a pie), New Zealand has its own bird-catching tree. The parapara tree or ...

In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Pin or Fire Cherry. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Willows (Salix ssp) can be identified by their long, narrow leaves, which ...

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