Most homeowners look at the trees in their yard and see shade, beauty, maybe even a bit of property value. What they don't ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Botanical markers and tree characteristics should be used when identifying a ...

Owls visit your yard for food. They stick around for sleeping, nesting, and hunting purposes, if the conditions are right.

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

For a natural privacy screen and a more beautiful landscape, try planting cypress trees. These are our picks for fast growers ...

For decades, scientists have relied on tree rings to estimate how long trees can live. But new research suggests that this widely used method may have been underestimating the lifespan of many ...