Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

A tree-shaded lawn is an oasis in the summertime simply because it provides cover from the sun's rays, but the benefits of trees extend beyond shade. Trees reduce greenhouse gases, filter air ...

If you are looking for a tree with white bark for your garden or trying to identify a tree that you have recently seen, this page is designed to help. Trees with white bark are always eye-catching.

The omnipresent nature of plastic waste threatens the environment in all sorts of ways, particularly as it is broken down into tiny fragments known as microplastics. This includes contaminating soil ...

Curly—or Karelian—birch is a mysterious tree with a patterned wood texture and a bizarre trunk shape. Unlike the elegant white-stemmed traditional birch, the Karelian one may seem unsightly at first ...

A form of magic is performed annually in the basement of a former University of Alaska Fairbanks cafeteria. A team at the OneTree lab in the Lola Tilley building collects and transforms thousands of ...

When I was in my early 20s I wanted to check out my country of birth to an extent. My dad gave me a job to deliver material from Ottawa, Ontario, to Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is 1495 kilometers. For ...