Nestled in the charming village of Shaldon, you'll find the hidden gem that is Homeyard Botanical Gardens. Despite being one of the UK's premier green spaces and home to its own clandestine castle, it ...

Beech leaf disease has already made its way to 15 states and into Ontario, with alarming results. By Margaret Roach I am hardly alone among gardeners who have called upon a copper-leaved European ...

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How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience: Spruce trees that experience long-term droughts are more resistant to future ...

A scanning electron microscope reveals nematodes (highlighted in green) inside the spongy mesophyll of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf infected with beech leaf disease (BLD). Eggs are marked ...

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A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe's most widespread and ecologically important tree species. A new ...

The next time you declare that you are “freezing to death,” spare a thought for the wood frog who gets so cold in winter that its heart stops beating – but it does not die. Once the spring thaw ...

Three of my most prized trees are the oaks we planted in our front yard shortly after we moved. They share our front yard with a black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), red twig dogwoods (Cornus sericea), witch ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Known for being one of the few trees with white bark, the Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) has a broad canopy and a variety of functional uses.

The diversity of plant species is astonishing. Even plants in familiar genera can surprise us. Take the Quercus genus, which is that of oaks. I was recently introduced to the Japanese live oak or ...