DARIEN -- Most people walk past trees and plants every day without paying much attention to the biological diversity surrounding them. "A lot of people walk through, and all they see is a tree," said ...

Q. Two years ago we planted two types of red maple, and they had done well. Now, on one tree, the bark is falling off the trunk but the other tree doesn't have this irregularity. Any ideas as to what ...

If asked to describe what tree bark looks like, most people probably would say something like: “It’s rough and brown and covers the trunk of a tree.” That is a good description of many trees, but not ...

Although the wind was a bit brisk and cool along the lakeshore Saturday afternoon, it didn’t stop a group of curious nature enthusiasts from learning how to identify trees during ...

Gardeners who limit their love to leaves and flowers are barking up the wrong tree. Sure, those ephemeral features are undeniably seductive, but their allure is limited to warmer months. In the ...

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 ...

Depending on your point of view, having a large collection of field guides is either an occupational hazard or a perk of the work for a naturalist. This week I read Michael Wojtech’s book "Bark: A ...

Now that deciduous vegetation is defoliating for autumn into winter, distinctive bark of some trees and shrubbery is becoming more prominent.