Decorated by the Skunk Train and towering over 200 feet, the living tree in Fort Bragg and Willits tops a new global ranking.

WHEN it comes to the world’s tallest Christmas tree, you might think it would be in one of the Nordic countries – but you’d ...

These skyscraping superstars are the stalwart examples of their species Trees have many interesting features and uses, but it's perhaps their height that inspires the most reverie. Humans may have a ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

We are in the middle of a very hot summer. As I was mowing the yard this weekend, I stopped to take a break in the shade of the swamp chestnut oak tree in my front yard. I started thinking about the ...

Michigan is home to seven of America’s largest trees. They’re known as national champions. One stands beside a curb in Allegan County. Another towers over a home in Berrien County. Some are in the ...

Lou Ellyn Jones stood beneath the outstretched branches of a Western redcedar in the corner of her backyard in northeast Olympia, recounting the peace it brought her during the COVID-19 pandemic. She ...

A hundred years ago, Maryland’s first state forester, Fred Besley, issued a challenge to residents: Go out in the woods and find the biggest tree you can. Then collect its measurements and send them ...