The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

The winter landscape can often seem stark and barren, but the native sycamore tree is at its loveliest in bleak mid-winter. Tall and stately with exfoliating bark that exposes the shimmering white ...

I've been learning to identify trees for a few years now. I've relied on the "NYC Trees" book, which is excellent. It, however, does not provide good info for identifying trees in winter - info about ...

To the untrained eye, trees in winter may all look like an indistinct sea of brown. But to the people who know and love trees, each barren trunk is unique. Anita Jurkowski was interested in forestry ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. I love trees, and want to know the name -- both English and Latin -- of each one that lives in our woods. And although you could name your favorite tree Bob or Shirley, it makes ...

As you looked out the windows of your house this winter at all the dormant and barren deciduous trees in your landscape, perhaps you thought that a little green would be a nice addition this year. But ...

Acer pseudoplatanus, also known as the sycamore maple or plain sycamore in the UK, is a tree that’s often known more for its negative qualities than its positive – large, fast growing and prone to ...

I live in an older home – one built before the widespread use of central air conditioning. And, from my experience over the past four decades, previous generations had a pretty clever way of staying ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...