A Japanese plant species with a peculiar leaf pattern recently revealed unexpected insight into how almost all plants control their leaf arrangement. Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaves are the food factories of the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green ...

When cooler weather arrives, one of the first things people tend to notice is the changing color of the leaves on trees, enjoying the breathtaking fall foliage. As the leaves change and drop to go ...

Scientists have discovered a zombie tree that converts its leaves into roots as it dies. The Cyathea rojasiana tree fern, which is native to Panama in Central America, was studied by plant biologists ...

Trees retaining their leaves means we are in for a long, hard winter. This saying is going around but as far as I know, it is just a saying. Leaf retention on trees, those that do not typically hold ...