This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Early Thursday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Honolulu issued a wind advisory for the Big Island summits. The advisory warned that west-to-northwest winds would blow from 40 to ...

Conifers provide color and wind protection to the Iowa landscape during the winter months. However, this year, many of these evergreens are showing signs of winter desiccation, also known as winter ...

There is a standup comic that I find very funny. Ron White in one of his routines about a man lashing himself to a tree to ...

P. thunbergii trees are very resistant to tsunamis, strong winds, and blowing sand because their strong roots grow straight down and deep. Such trees should offer protection to houses and fields ...