American Journal of Botany, Vol. 38, No. 5 (May, 1951), pp. 355-361 (7 pages) This paper is an analysis of structural and volumetric differences among leaves from ten species of woody dicotyledons, ...

In eastern North American Quercus forests, the historic fire regime, characterized by periodic, low-intensity surface fire, facilitated the development and maintenance of mid-successional Quercus ...

One of my favorite excursions of the year is my AP Environmental Science class field trip up Blue Job Mountain in Farmington, N.H. The purpose of this field trip is to collect data about a variety of ...

Dawn Redwood is a deciduous tree with feathery needles that is one of the oldest trees on earth. This unique tree turns russet brown in the fall before it drops its needles. Courtesy photo The third ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

In the moonlit forests of India, the Ghost Tree, Sterculia urens, stands as a spectral sentinel with its haunting glow and mysterious allure. Belonging to the Malvaceae family, this deciduous tree ...