Late April is an excellent time weather-wise to plant a tree, which is why Pennsylvania decided decades ago to mark the last Friday of each April as Arbor Day. Nebraska newspaper editor J. Sterling ...

As a child growing up in Minnesota's North Woods, Chuck Levine spent his free time studying plant life. He foraged for and pressed plant leaves. Neighbors gave him flora to bring home and grow. His ...

Today is Arbor Day, that milestone that reminds us that late April is an ideal time to add a new tree – or new trees – to the landscape. Trees offer a variety of benefits, including cooling shade in ...

FOR ANIMALS IN PARKS. DES MOINES, PARKS AND REC PLANTED A NEW TREE TODAY RIGHT ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER. BUT THIS GINGKO TREE HAS QUITE THE HISTORY. ITS SEEDS CAME FROM ANOTHER TREE THAT SURVIVED ...

Forests, as critical terrestrial ecosystems, play a central role in ecological balance and carbon sequestration, with plantations like Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) playing a significant role in ...