A freshman seminar encourages students to behave differently in the world and feel more passionately about biodiversity. Each Harvard University freshman in the “Tree” seminar must choose a single ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing key ...

Cutting down a tree can be quite an arduous undertaking, and how to kill a tree stump is a bit of a mystery. But if a tree is long in the tooth (or…branch?) and threatens to fall over, cut down it ...

Standing tall for all to see, trees are among the longest-living life forms on Earth, and we simply couldn’t live without them. Naturally beautiful and providing the air we breathe, many have lived ...