Autumn is also the best time to select trees for fall color. Foliage color can vary between individual trees, which is why ...

When the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, 140,000 people died — but a ginkgo tree in the city was among the survivors. Last week, a sapling grown from a seed from that ...

Besides health effects, shade trees also have been shown to reduce the demand on air-conditioning for those who can just go inside on unbearable days. The U.S. Department of Energy, for example, says ...

Trees are a great addition to any landscape, providing shade, privacy and visual interest to your yard. But trees can also bring their share of maintenance headaches, dropping seeds, berries and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Miho Nakashima stood in a bathing suit in Tokyo on Sunday next to a 100-year-old gingko tree, her body painted head-to-toe in green leaves and brown branches. Her message was clear, and ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks."It's pretty disgusting," ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait -- it reeks. "It's pretty disgusting," ...