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Under The Willow Tree, a new craft store in downtown Marion, features goods from more than a dozen local vendors. Owner Amy Hayes, a crafter herself, offers vendor bookshelf spaces for $25 per month.

A New Hampshire ecologist has discovered male satiny willows growing along the Connecticut River in the North Country. The sighting is a clue in a yet unsolved mystery.

In a statement, Great Yarmouth Borough Council said: "We know how much the willow tree on Southtown Common means to our community – it’s been a familiar and much-loved feature of the landscape.

This was not, as one of the defendants in the case would claim during his trial, “just a tree.” Planted in the 1800s, the towering sycamore was a beloved symbol of the area and had featured in ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent mess.

With the buzz of chainsaws in the background, residents in the Yonge-Eglinton area lamented the death this week of a local landmark: a towering, century-old willow tree.

With the buzz of chainsaws in the background, residents in the Yonge-Eglinton area lamented the death this week of a local landmark: a towering, century-old willow tree. Andrew Vernon-Betts, a 35 ...

Recteq thinks it has finally cracked the code with its new X-Fire Pro, a smart pellet grill that the company says will replace a gas grill thanks to a 1,250-degree Fahrenheit maximum temperature.

Stephanie Koenig (Lessons in Chemistry, The English Teacher) and Patrick Luwis (Cobra Kai) star in a Taiwanese tale about a tiny ant, a boastful pigeon, and unexpected favors.