FARGO — I’ve received more questions about one plant than any other in recent memory. Those questions even outnumber inquiries about tomato blight and rhubarb. The subject of all the discussion is the ...

20:52, Mon, Sep 7, 2015 Updated: 21:06, Mon, Sep 7, 2015 Here are five favourites: Red Maple: American Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) is synonymous with the Canadian flag and leaf-peeping in New England ...

“Trees, our largest and most long-lived plants, shut down food production in preparation for the winter drought. But the hardwoods don’t quietly sulk into dormancy like skunks and groundhogs; they ...

The fall colors of large woodland trees seemed a bit more muted and more sporadic compared with previous years, likely due to the drought. For example, in some woodlands, shagbark hickory leaves ...

In 1893, a favorite tree was selected by a group of Wisconsin school children. The maple beat out oak, pine and elm trees. In 1948, that selection was narrowed by another vote to sugar maple ...

Autumn is a remarkable season in the cooler parts of Australia. It's when sugars are withdrawn from the leaves and they turn wonderful reds, oranges and yellows before being shed. As the French ...

One in five maple species is threatened in the wild, according to the first full assessment of extinction risks. Known for the vivid colour of their autumn leaves, the trees are popular in parks and ...

While some Japanese maple varieties offer year-round interest with their delicate shapes and varied leaf colours in spring and summer, it's in autumn when their foliage truly shines. They turn into ...