If your backyard experiences dry spells, embracing drought-tolerant trees is a fantastic choice. Their ability to thrive even with little rainfall provides peace of mind, especially during hot summers ...

Fruit trees are a wonderful way to fill your yard with delicious produce. Plus, many varieties offer year-round beauty even when you are waiting for a harvest. However, fruit trees can be water ...

Purdue Extension urban forestry specialist Lindsey Purcell inspects leaves of a tulip poplar, Indiana’s state tree, for damage from lack of water. Although turning of leaf color is inevitable in ...

Getting ready for the Christmas season at Lake Forest Gardens in Beaver County, Pa. Pennsylvania and much of the northeastern U.S. are experiencing an unusual stretch of dry weather that’s causing ...

Ohio's year of drought could ironically put a damper on the holidays for anyone looking to buy a real Christmas tree this year or even several years from now. Tree farms across central Ohio and other ...

In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Julian Howell and his crew loaded Christmas trees by the truckloads Wednesday morning at the NC State Farmers Market to ship to retailers across the state. Howell Brothers Farms ...

EVERY NIGHT TOMORROW THROUGH CHRISTMAS, WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON HERE, THERE’S A CONCERN OVER THE IMPACT THE WEATHER HAS HAD ON LOCAL TREE FARMS, WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA HAS A LOOK ...

Trees that didn’t receive enough deep water over the past few years due to the drought are now showing symptoms of stress. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local ...