While they may be beautiful, Norway maple trees (Acer platanoides) are not the type of trees you want hanging around in your yard. Luckily, there are some good alternatives to the Norway maple to ...

If there is one leaf shape everyone knows, it’s the maple leaf. Botanically, it’s known as palmately lobed. Just the other day, I was ogling some Japanese maples at a nursery while lamenting how ...

(CNN) — John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running ...

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Exploding trees made quite a few headlines last month when temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little exaggerated.

Maple Tree Inn in Homewood celebrated a huge milestone in 2025 that many restaurants don’t reach: 50 years in business. The restaurant serves Cajun/Creole staples such as shrimp and grits and chicken, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...

Exploding trees made quite a few headlines this past week when winter temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little ...

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...

A sharp vertical split runs along the trunk of a damaged tree after extreme cold. As dangerously cold temperatures settle across Minnesota this week, a dramatic phrase is circulating widely online: ...

Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social media has come ablaze with reports of "exploding trees" due to the cold. Those ...