The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...

Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what to know.

Thanks to a viral social media post, 'exploding trees' have been a hot topic, but the phenomenon probably isn't exactly what you're thinking.

Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, ...

Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severe temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is known as ...

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...