But what I was noticing were the leaves that are still on the trees. I was walking along the edge of some woods where young white oaks and beeches were popping up from a recently cleared road edge.

Every autumn, millions of deciduous trees undergo a noticeable transformation: their leaves change color and then fall, preparing the tree to face the harshness of winter. But how do these trees "know ...

The natural process of trees shedding leaves in the fall is the most visible sign of trees preparing for winter dormancy. Shedding leaves is a tree’s way of self-preservation, reducing plant material ...

When the trees are bare their symmetrical forms can be seen. Mary Alice has always told me that the true beauty of a tree can be seen when the tree has lost its leaves. There have been many poems ...

While he loves fall foliage as much as the next person, his leaf-peeping is part of a wider tree research project that has produced troubling findings. As Arizonans head to the peaks to hike ...

Every autumn, millions of deciduous trees undergo a noticeable transformation: their leaves change color and then fall, ...

The leaves often end up in paper bags or piles on the tree lawn, destined for a community composting facility, or worse, in plastic bags that end up in a landfill. Why not try something different ...