also known as the Scrub Oak, is moving into urban areas as a popular tree for yards and parks, especially if electrical lines are a concern. “Though it’s a small tree, it’s a good choice for privacy ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides ... “I think it’s important to draw people’s attention on natural wonders ...

A tree in the Scottish Highlands known as the Skipinnish Oak has been named UK Tree of the Year. Native woodland experts had no idea the tree existed until a gathering in 2009. It is thought to be ...

Pausing beneath the majestic trees in the ginkgo forest in Tianhe village, visitors captured beautiful moments through the lens of their cameras. Tianhe village boasts a collection of 153 ancient ...

A centuries-old tree in the Scottish Highlands named after a popular ceilidh band has won this year's UK Tree of the Year. The Skipinnish Oak, which the Woodland Trust believes is more than 400 ...

Named after the well-known ceilidh band, the Skipinnish Oak in Achnacarry, Lochaber, is an ancient reminder of the once-mighty Caledonian Forest. At least 400 years old, this extraordinary tree is ...

CLIMATEWIRE | More than a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, according to findings by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The group said that its first ...

Facing a dozen ancient and veteran trees across the UK shortlisted for the competition, the oak won 21 per cent of the public vote. The Highland oak will now go on to compete in the European Tree of ...

A centuries-old Skipinnish Oak named after a Scottish band has won this year’s Tree of the Year contest. The oak, thought to be at least 400 years old and hidden away in a Sitka spruce ...