We asked our friends at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to spotlight something fascinating from the ground up. Lynn Jackson Kirk tells us about a tree so common and versatile that we might take it for ...

Since Friday, fires have burned through thousands of acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, and have taken at least four lives. Dry conditions, high winds, and one Oklahoma tree have fanned the flames. Q ...

An over-population of Eastern red cedar trees is like a cancer to the rangeland—aggressive, widespread and time-consuming to eradicate. Landowners in the High Plains have fought these encroaching ...

Fifty years ago, Christmas seasons were kicked off in my family by loading up the farm truck with our bow saw and a thermos of coffee in hopes of finding the perfect eastern red cedar to bring home ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

The waxy needles of Eastern red cedar help make it drought tolerant, but the invasive species exacerbates drought conditions. Soil water content is lower where red cedar trees have encroached, as the ...

If you’re considering adding a tree to your yard, there are many to choose from, and they come in all different types. Some trees produce flowers and/or fruit, attract wildlife, and can vary in height ...

The holiday season is evergreen trees’ time to shine. But one tree — the eastern redcedar — has come to be considered a nuisance as it spreads across the Great Plains. Back when Kelly Roberts was a ...

Back when Kelly Roberts was a kid during the 1970s, her family would scout their northeastern Oklahoma pasture every year, looking for the perfect eastern redcedar for their Christmas tree. “I ...