A study found that redwood trees have two different leaves that serve different functions. The peripheral leaf, left, focuses on photosynthesis while the axial leaf is devoted to absorbing water.

Wherever trees grow, sooner or later their leaves get wet. For trees in wet environments, this can be a problem if films of water cover their stomata. These tiny pores allow carbon dioxide to enter ...

Coast redwoods – enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet – thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

The tallest trees in the world continue to offer insights to scientists, with a new study revealing that redwoods have functionally distinct leaves that allow them to thrive in both wet and dry areas.

In some of California’s most remote forests, a quiet tradition has been unfolding for more than a century. Though for redwood trees, some of which predate the Roman Empire, a century may be just the ...

A time capsule to the dinosaur age, dawn redwoods trees are growing in Michigan. You may think of redwoods as growing only along California's coast, where numerous national and state parks are filled ...

One of Baltimore’s most photographed trees fell victim to lightning over Memorial Day weekend. During Memorial Day’s evening thunderstorms, fast winds brought down trees in the area while lightning ...

California’s giant redwood trees are some of the tallest and most impressive trees on the planet. Standing beneath them can feel like looking up at massive wooden skyscrapers. Even more incredible, in ...

There were many things Bay Curious listener Julie Menter loved about her Oakland home when she first moved there in 2017. Chief among them were the three towering redwood trees in her backyard, which ...

The record heat torching the North State this summer is taking its toll on trees and other vegetation. Redwood trees, which are plentiful in Shasta County, seem to be taking an extra-hard hit. Drive ...