P ersimmon is an orange, tomato-shaped fruit that has a sweet taste similar to a cantaloupe. Often growing on smaller trees, some persimmon varieties are ideal for yards with limited space. However, ...

The Gardener group was recently hosted by Harry Patterson for some training concerning the identification of trees and other plants such as wildflowers. We met at Mr. Patterson’s ...

Persimmons are an autumnal fruit that are growing in popularity in the U.S. Before you buy some, take a look at what you ...

In the early 20th century, a blight fungus wiped out most of the 4 billion American chestnut trees on the eastern seaboard. The loss was ecologically devastating. Short Wave host Emily Kwong dives ...

This 2013 image provided by Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University shows the fruit and yellow fall foliage of an American persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) in Boston.

FOX News Media will present its fifth annual "All-American Christmas Tree Lighting" on Friday at 5 p.m. ET during a special edition of "The Five." ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

A 50-year-old American woman was found chained to a tree and left to die in a forest in India — with local authorities charging her ex-husband with her attempted murder.

An SC orchard is helping restore the American chestnut tree, the dominate tree in eastern U.S. forests and Appalachia until Asian chestnut blight killed them.

The American persimmon tree will give you greenish yellow foliage plus fruit in the fall. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University via AP, 2013 ...

American Woman Found Chained to a Tree in India Claimed She Went Without Food for 40 Days, Was Allegedly Left to Die Lalita Kayi Kumar, 50, alleges her ex-husband left her in a jungle to die ...

Lalita Kayi Kumar, 50, was found last month chained to a tree in the jungle in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.