The bark of many pines and firs is scale-like, characterized by loonie-sized discs or plates that cover a tree. As these ...

Got young trees growing in your garden and live in a cold climate? Protecting your saplings from winter sunscald is essential. Here's how.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...