Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the trees' above- and below-ground ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — If you want trees in your yard, now’s a good time to plant bare‑root stock. A bare‑root tree is sold without soil around its roots. It’s dormant, lightweight and easier to handle, ...

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than ...

Perhaps the most remarkable feature of all species, living and extinct, is their extraordinary interconnectivity. Each species on Earth can trace its roots back to the same cluster of ancestral ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s Capitol Square kicked off the holiday season on Wednesday evening, with the lighting of the 25-foot Christmas tree grown in Grayson County. The annual event — which ...

London’s Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square was lit up Thursday as part of a British tradition with roots in the Norwegian forest. The tree symbolizes the friendship between London and Oslo in an ...

Courthouse Square in downtown Sonora was abuzz Wednesday morning as groups set up for the annual Christmas tree-decorating contest organized by the Sonora Chamber of Commerce. More than 50 trees ...

Spokane’s Christmas Tree Elegance launched for the 43rd year Tuesday, with trees spread between the Historic Davenport Hotel and River Park Square. The event, hosted by the Spokane Symphony Associates ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — If you've got Christmas on your mind, you won't want to miss the 2025 Christmas Tree Elegance raffle contest. Organizers of the event posted a sneak peek of the Christmas tree themes ...