Officials are concerned about palm trees that are making a mess at some postal stations in The Villages. Community Development District 3 Supervisor Gail Lazenby, at Friday’s board meeting at Savannah ...

An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six ...

A new study shows that Polynesian rats, not humans, were responsible for the deforestation at Rapa Nui, contrary to popular ...

Toward the end of its life — which can span between 40 and 80 years — the palm tree sends up a central plume crowded with ...

The synchronized flowering of talipot palms fascinates visitors and prompts scientists and city officials to plan for the trees’ imminent decline.

The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitos, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the South Florida swamps. They were there to steal the ghost orchid, a plant so ...

Germinating and growing time-lapse of a palm tree from a seed to a young plant. The pit was extracted from a dried date. It was then wrapped into a moist paper towel to germinate. After 20 days, the ...

Smaller native shade trees will delight you with fragrant blossoms, striking bark and manageable size without overwhelming the landscape.

Hoosiers can squirrel away some extra cash each fall by collecting acorns and other tree seeds and selling them to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The state buys hickory, oak, walnut and ...