Above: This photo tells an entire story. Taken at Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee in January, it shows most of the deciduous trees are bare. However, you can easily see the light tan colors of ...

Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

Three of my most prized trees are the oaks we planted in our front yard shortly after we moved. They share our front yard with a black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), red twig dogwoods (Cornus sericea), witch ...

Q: My oak trees still have their leaves this late in winter. Why didn’t they fall off like all the other leaves? • Colleen from Poland A: While most deciduous trees drop their leaves in fall after ...

Howard Garrett Are your live oaks dropping leaves? Are they in trouble? Dropping leaves, yes. In trouble, probably not. Evergreen trees generally drop their leaves yearly, but usually in the spring ...

While out for a walk this weekend, some leaves were really in my face, which got me thinking about why. This is a very leafy time of year, with lots of leaves underfoot, so many that walking in the ...

Many of us observe the beauty of trees and bushes during winter, standing leafless and bare during cold months. However, not all deciduous trees and bushes lose their leaves in the fall, but cling on ...

Evergreen trees and plants are those that, in general, keep their green leaves year-round. They eventually do drop their leaves, but it's usually in the spring. Deciduous plants are perennials that ...