Leaves that contain as much as 2,500 ppm of cyanide in April contain less than 50 ppm by late October. It isn't known how the caterpillar detoxifies the cyanide it ingests from the cherry tree leaves.

The most common North American deciduous trees are elm, willow, beech, cherry, birch, and basswood. These trees each have their own unique qualities, from the heart-shaped leaves of the birch to ...

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 ...

What are you looking at? Some trees, some leaves, a few branches and… a bird. You see, on top of that broken tree branch actually stands a completely still bird, the common potoo.

A moose died in 2006 after eating European bird cherry. Biologists found the two cases in January and a third this month while examining carcasses for evidence of disease.

One thing is certain: Washington’s famous cherry tree could not have been one of the ornamental types commonly planted these days. These non-fruiting cherries originated in Asia and were ...