Cleveland.com

Baby, it’s dark outside: How do trees cope with the short days of the winter solstice?

Even if you haven’t thought about photosynthesis since biology class, you likely remember that tree leaves change light energy into sugars, which are chemical energy, or more simply, food. Water ...

How To Brighten Up Your Shady Yard Without Removing Trees

Trees are beautiful additions to your yard, but they can make it feel dark and gloomy. There are ways to brighten it up ...
The New York Times

Splinter Is Coming for These ‘Game of Thrones’ Trees

Six of the Dark Hedges beech trees, a tourist destination in Northern Ireland for fans of the HBO fantasy series, will be cut down because they are in poor condition, officials said. By Jenny Gross ...
Purdue University

Question: What should I do about the dark streaks on bark of mulberry tree?

Question: We have a large 60+ foot mulberry tree in our backyard that is located by our pond. This is the first year I have seen these dark streaks on the bark of the tree. Should I have concerns?
Smithsonian Magazine

Creating a New Kind of Night Light: Glow-in-the-Dark Trees

San Francisco-based entrepreneur Antony Evans plans to insert genes from bioluminescent bacteria into a species of flora as a first step to creating glowing trees. Antony Evans San Francisco-based ...
The Florida Times-Union

Dead branches on your tree? Here's the problem

Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches. Pruning the dead branch will solve the problem in most cases. This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall ...