The sun came out! So it was a day for me and a friend to head to the Boy Scout Camp Trail, dodging rain puddles here and there. A tree swallow cavorted over the river, making long, graceful swoops. We ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trees, yards and gardens are lush with all the rain recently. But some people wonder if the weather has also helped stop a pesky problem this time of year. Why are some maple trees not ...

When it comes to spring beauty in the tree world, the showy explosions of crabapple, apple, plum and cherry tree blossoms get all the attention. But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover ...

Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of sex as being the realm of animals. But plant sex can be quite interesting, especially in species that ...

As a child living in the mid-Atlantic region, I recall watching the “helicopters” of maple seeds floating down from the trees and how we’d try to run around and catch them before they hit the ground.

I’ve been watching red maple flowers every spring for a few years now and photographing them. The pictures help because I am poor at keeping a journal. I realized I had never learned about how such an ...

Have you ever noticed that some sprouts and flowers appear much earlier in the spring than others? Or have you ever wondered why one tree will have boughs full of leaves while another stands there sad ...