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I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species around his home ... Beverly Hills should be on the bucket list of every Southern California plant ...

The plants at the High Plains Arboretum that have thrived over the decades despite minimal care are what I call the “superstars” of the arboretum. Many of these plants, including those listed ...

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One Florida southern live oak, aptly named “Big Tree,” is over 400 years old. It was struck by lightning at least three times and survived multiple hurricanes and yet remains so healthy that ...

Now, after a heroic DNA sequencing effort, a collaboration involving hundreds of scientists has created a new family tree for flowering plants. Comparing gene sequences from more than 9,500 ...

Baobabs are known as "the tree of life" or "upside down tree" for their strange shapes and longevity. They are in trouble because of climate change and widespread deforestation. The African baobab ...

Tree rings suggest the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, with temperatures exceeding those of the coldest summer in the same period by 7 degrees Fahrenheit (3.9 ...