Bradford pears have notoriously weak crotches (branch angles). Think of your index and middle fingers forming a “V” for ...

There are few things nicer than sitting in the shade of a tree with a cool drink on a hot day. If you live in hardiness zones ...

SCIVX has so far sold Platanus ®, an optical lens that diffuses and radiates light uniformly, as the 3D sensor light sources ...

Often trees with decaying wood in their trunks are beginning to lose strength. They can come tumbling down without warning.

I thought its trunk was really pretty. A: This looks like it’s Mexican sycamore (Platanus mexicana). If so, it’s suited to ...

As a passionate gardener, I know how thrilling it is to envision a lush, vibrant yard filled with beautiful trees. However, not all trees are created equal, and some can bring more challenges than joy ...

One of my five oak trees is having this problem and I’m wondering what I should do. I hope it’s not a disease that could ...

On the western end, flanking the woods is an unusual double-trunked “tree” consisting of one tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) and one American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Various ...

Margaret Thomas, the mayor of Kalamunda where the beetle was recently detected, said the discovery had made locals “very ...

Species such as Platanus orientalis, ginkgo trees and begonias have been introduced to the area. The city has incorporated ...

Study objectives: To document the existence and investigate the etiology of "thunderstorm asthma," which has been reported sporadically over the past 20 years. Design: We assessed the relationship ...