Witch's brooms are compact, rounded collections of short needles and small cones. They can sometimes make up the entire leafy crown of a tree. Staff at North Carolina State University are asking for ...

The sight of huge pine cones on the table at a recent longleaf pine exhibit at Norfolk Botanical Garden was all it took to make me perk up and take notice. Up to 10 inches long, longleaf pine cones ...

For a burst of greenery amid winter’s gray, you needn't look far. This native tree (Pinus taeda) is ever green and everywhere around RVA and beyond. Grueling beginnings: In the 16th century, sailors ...

The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree. This threat has consequences not only for the ...