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You will not find this tree in your backyard. Marissa Bates, a 10-year-old at a Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook, [...]

A small but very invasive beetle is poised to do a lot of damage to trees in the United States. [...]

Since 1967, Los Angeles has basked in the glory of seventy-six stately olive trees as a monument of history. Thanks [...]

There are some new plans for special event parking at Fort Lesley J. McNair, on the Potomac River in Virginia. [...]

The town of Mahwah, where poetJoyce Kilmer used to live, can finally stake a claim on her poem, ‘Trees’,  as [...]

Follow proper procedures when trimming your trees, to keep your yard looking spotless and beautiful, while also keeping yourself and [...]

William Michie, 17, and Sade Miller, 12, were the top two honorees in the 18th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community [...]

Ornamental Bradford Pears have beautiful flowers that blossom during the same period when other fruit trees are blossoming. Now, Missouri [...]

If you follow the updates coming from Mother Nature, you know that this years marks the 17 year mark for [...]

In 1987, four trees were planted in Turner Falls Massachusetts to honor victims who had died at the hands of [...]

Nascar’s Race to Green program kicks off this month with substantial pledges to contribute from NASCAR fans, partners, shareholders and [...]

Chestnut trees were once bountiful across the entire nation. Axes and chestnut blight in the late 19th century wiped out [...]

Author Ann McClellan, who wrote “The Cherry Blossom Festival,” among other titles, will be the guest speaker at the Cherry [...]

If you are a tree lover, you already know that trees can become sources of refuge and comfort. Jeff Kirwan, [...]

The Arbor Day celebration in Elkins. WV brought out the Scouts to help plant trees in tree boxes located on [...]

If you like nature, and trees in particular you will be glad to know that Arlington increased its list of [...]

If you live in the United States, anywhere from Virginia to New England, you can expect to hear an upsurge [...]

Students at West Gate Elementary School in Prince William County took part in a fun lesson for Arbor Day. The [...]

Two writers from the Washington Post found that there is a correlation between the level of tree canopy in neighborhoods [...]

There is some bad news for the state tree of Virginia for the white-flowering dogwood. The tree is faces survival [...]

High school student in Virginia are making efforts to replant some of the trees destroyed in the 2011 tornadoes. They [...]

Here is a list some of the many benefits that trees provide to society. The list includes: providing shade, filtering [...]

A historic bittle tree was taken down recently at Roanoke College, but it will continue to form new trees from [...]

A cold front that moved through Pennsylvania and Virginia produced winds strong enough to bring down power lines in parts [...]

Insect and tree problems afflict the Lynchburg area according to the News-Advance. One reader mentioned having round mud clots in [...]

Some famous trees grow in the town of Staunton, VA. The trees are apple trees from the time of Shakespeare. [...]

Pollen and allergies are on the rise in the Washington and Virginia areas. The trees that are most responsible for [...]

Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C., will be in [...]

The 80th annual Garden Week festivities at the University of Virginia kicked off this week. The most prominent of these [...]

Known as Tree City USA, the city of Roanoke, VA was the venue for a ceremonial tree planting service at [...]

Virginia Tech’s Environmental Coalition designated the week between Earth Day (April 20) and Arbor Day (April 26) as Earth Week [...]

According to the National Weather Service, a tornado with winds of up to 90-miles-per-hour hit Fredricksburg on Friday night. The [...]

The Virgina Department of Forestry reports that Appomattix, Virgina was rewarded for the city’s care of trees and forestry. The [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects a massive invasion by little creatures with red eyes, black bodies and golden wings.This [...]

Severe weather caused extensive damage in Virgina late last week. According to the National Weather Service, the destruction was not [...]

A self-taught woodcarver, Kevin Johnson created sculptures over the past ten years. Johnson always tries to locate the best cedar [...]

Luckily for Washington DC, a tornado warning was retracted this weekend. Earlier, a strong storm rolled through Fredericksburg with wind [...]

In the Mojave Desert’s Joshua Tree State Park, the Joshua Trees are producing much more and larger flowers than usual [...]

Roland Jefferson is a key figure in cherry blossom preservation in Washington DC. He reaches out into different parts of [...]

The article talks about big trees, specifically those kept on record by the American Forests Organization in Washington D.C. They [...]

The blooming of the cherry trees in Washington, D. C. has finally hit the peak after a late start due [...]

Millions of yearly visitors come to see the blooming of the cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C. during the annual [...]

After storms did damage to over half of the trees in Paul State Forest, the Virginia Division of Forestry closed [...]

A Georgetown initiative is creating strong roots in the community. It’s tree agenda brings families and businesses together in the [...]

The post Office knows that many people enjoy gardening and plants. In years past, they issued stamps featuring the Washington, [...]

Most people do not associate NASCAR with green things, but this year the racing organization shows their concern for the [...]

Spring is in the air, and that means pollen, which is not fun for allergy sufferers. Forecasters have predicted a [...]