A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

The scientific name of the coconut is Cocos nucifera. This specific epithet, “nucifera,” means “nut-bearing” in Latin, aptly ...

Need a breath of fresh air? From cherry blossoms and azaleas to cacti and rock art, these stunning gardens around the country ...

Tree ferns, which rival ordinary trees in height, were once the masters of the forest. In the Jurassic period they grew 20‡40 ...

Dormant pruning, trimming trees and shrubs during the period when they are not actively growing, typically occurs in late ...

The path to the school was a small road with a lake’s bund to one side and paddy fields on the other. Much of the palash’s heartwood was carved out by insects and weather, and the tree was mostly ...

Alluring, like sirens, some vicious weeds produce beautiful flowers in calming purple hues. Here are the problematic blossoms ...

Oregon State University Extension Service encourages sustainable gardening practices. Practice preventive pest management rather than reactive pest control. Identify and monitor problems before acting ...

As the Polyscias is an ornamental plant, you can use systemic pesticides such as dinotefuran granules, which you can scatter ...

Crumlin Tree Mapping is working with UCD on an innovative project named Interval which aims to map, measure and identify all trees in the local area. This Saturday, there is a workshop from ...

The vine snake's body is long and slender, almost like a vine or branch. These snakes can grow to a total length of about 5 feet (1.524 meters), but because their bodies are so thin, they often ...

Nicole Hynson normally gets roped in to help when all else fails. The conservation biologist from the University of Hawaii is ...