The winter of 2023-24 has been not quite the warmest on record for the Northland, but nearly so. While December and February were contenders for the No. 1 spot, January provided us with a few weeks ...

A: With vertical cracks in the bark along the trunk like that, I suspect those are frost cracks. These commonly happen in maples, which are thin-barked trees. Missouri Botanical Garden explains how ...

Winter isn't typically seen as a time of beauty, as plants die or hibernate until spring. However, this one tree stays ...

Both January and February were colder than normal. January’s 4.7 degrees was 6.5 below the normal of 11.2 degrees. This impressive deviation was less than what we experienced in the following month.

The vivid red and orange leaves of Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) make them a knockout in any landscape, but one cultivar stands out for its eye-catching fall and winter display. Its name, ...