This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The tree species known only as Pennantia ...

The University of Colorado Boulder has acquired a rare Wollemi pine tree, a tree species that lived alongside dinosaurs and was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in Australia in 1994. CU ...

Here's everything you need to know before planning a trip to Florida’s Torreya State Park.

Introduction -- Trees and their ecosystems. Tropical rainforests ; Tropical cloud forests ; Tropical dry forests ; Temperate and boreal forests ; Islands -- Trees and their uses. Medicine, poisons, ...

A couple of years ago, one of the rarest apple trees in North America was discovered in Ron and Jeanne Russell’s Verona Island backyard. Perched crookedly on a hill overlooking the Penobscot River, ...