The Franklin tree or lost camellia tree (Franklinia alatamaha) is an unusually attractive tree, once native only to Georgia. Today, this tree is extinct in the wild but is still cultivated in public ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery suggests some native specimen trees that will provide interest in landscaping.

An unusual ally is helping scientists and homeowners fight an invasive pest in Ohio, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Ironically, this ally comes in the form of an invader. The tree of heaven ...

Way out in Morocco’s southwest, something unusual plays out above the dry landscape: goats, balanced high in the branches of Argan trees. They don’t seem bothered by the height. In fact, they climb ...

Smith’s towering specimen of the Metasequoia glyptostroboides “is an atypical member of the larger population, like a Michael Phelps or Madame Curie,” says Michael Marcotrigiano, Botanic Garden ...