Fallen tree leaves on the forest floor are called leaf litter. Although scientists can examine leaf litter on the surface of soil by collecting it using litter traps, studying what is happening ...

Scientists have developed a method for the direct observation of fine roots, which control the uptake of nutrients and water by trees. This provides a valuable addition to the existing knowledge of ...

For many, taking down the Christmas tree is an unenjoyable chore. But families at Awbury Arboretum in Germantown turned the task into a fun-filled day, complete with goats, s'mores and an unexpected ...

Iowa families who put up a live Christmas tree in their houses back on Thanksgiving weekend are likely ready for it to come down now, and instead of hauling it to the curb to go into a landfill, they ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -As those Christmas decorations start to come down you might be wondering what to do with those trees. What if there is a way you can reduce waste and support our ...

Q. Last year I had about a dozen apples on our tree. This spring it flowered so profusely it looked like a snowball and now it has so many apples we had problems with limbs breaking. It's had more ...