Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old. The ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut. The air is warm and salty from the sea breeze, and you've not a care in the world. That's ...

These skyscraping superstars are the stalwart examples of their species Trees have many interesting features and uses, but it's perhaps their height that inspires the most reverie. Humans may have a ...

With summer around the corner and temperatures still cool, this is a great time to think about planting shade trees. If you have a larger property, you may have room for trees over 30 feet tall, which ...

The giant red angelim (Dinizia excelsa Ducke), a tree species that can reach 60 meters (196 feet) in height, should be protected for its symbolic and ecological value, experts and state environmental ...