Stacker used information from forestry and landscaping sites to compile a quiz to identify trees by looking at their leaves. Information on where the tree grows, the texture and color of its leaves, ...

If you’ve ever wanted to be the kind of hiker who can tell the difference between a Doug fir and a pine tree, you’ve come to the right place. Every species of tree has unique characteristics, from its ...

A study of 93 woody species in India's central Western Ghats finds that evergreen and deciduous trees overlap extensively in ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee goes over leaf characteristics to look for when attempting to identify broadleaved deciduous trees in Indiana. He shares the ...

A study of 53 subtropical tree species in China shows that evergreen leaf lipids track structural traits like leaf mass per ...

The science behind one of nature’s most spectacular seasonal transformations is pretty darn interesting. Here's the Reader's ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to end up ...