As with apples, pears are masters of hiding their fruit beneath leafy canopies. In August, I make a point of pruning pears by ...

When many of us think of moths, we think of drab little insects that flit around light bulbs at night. However, some of the ...

While scouting plants in your yard or garden, perhaps you have noticed unusual bumps or growth extensions on the leaf surfaces of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials. These are leaf ...

Taylor Swift feuded with Scooter Braun. Bachelorette parties feuded with the NFL Draft. The city feuded with residents over cherry trees.

According to Pinterest's Summer 2025 Trend Report, cool-toned makeup is being searched at an all-time high. "Summer cool-toned makeup" is up 376%, whereas blue and red eye shadow searches are up ...

In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

Northland Nature: Choke cherry joins other small trees in bloom Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods ...

Shape and symmetry help determine where a leaf lands — and if the tree it came from can recoup the leaf’s carbon as it decomposes.

Diseases can affect this species, too, such as silver leaf, which is a disease that can spread to other trees and host plants, placing other trees in your yard in danger. When the fruit of the cherry ...

As cherry blossoms peak in Chicago, here’s how to get a peek before they’re gone Once the flowers open, cherry blossoms typically stick around for just one to two weeks, and that window can ...

After a few years of underwhelming results due to inconsistent weather conditions, cherry blossom trees at Jackson Park come back at full swing.

Cherry Blossom season is for the birds in Brooklyn. At Greenwood Cemetery the yearly blossoming of the vibrant pink trees is also a time for an unusual, local sight — a throng of florescent ...