The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

One of the most important, yet challenging, skills to nail down as a wilderness survivalist is tree identification. Beyond ...

I was up in the White Mountains this weekend, walking out to my car in the AMC’s Highland Center parking lot after a hike, and there between the buildings and the cars was a gorgeous aspen tree ...

the stuff that covers branches and tree trunks, otherwise known as bark, may take the biggest bite out of our botanical observations. Crape myrtle is probably the most popular flowering tree in ...

Wrap the trunk of a new tree, particularly if it has a thin bark. He said the older trees have been through this before so they can pretty much handle things.