MINNEAPOLIS — The latest map shows fall colors are just starting to emerge across parts of northern and southern Minnesota. That means it's only a matter of time before the leaves drop. You may think ...

As you watch leaves turning yellow on buckeye trees, red on Japanese maples and burgundy on white oaks, you may wonder: Why does this happen? Why don’t all trees stay green all year, like a pine or a ...

Winter will be here soon enough, but enjoy those gorgeous fall leaf colors before any snowflakes arrive. Reach back and recall your grade-school days and the simple science behind deciduous tree ...

Strolling in my neighborhood the other day, I saw two trees with autumn foliage that I thought would have made the most compelling combination had they been planted side by side. One was a ginkgo tree ...

A BBC clip shows Sir David Attenborough’s joyous facial expression as he pokes into the seed pods of an egg ballium plant, a cucumber’s relative. With a woody stem, he nudged into the cucumber, and ...

Andrew Richardson, an ecologist at Northern Arizona University, maintains a camera at Hart Prairie, about 8,000 feet above sea level on the west side of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff. While ...

Once leaves have dropped in autumn, there is a great opportunity to examine the deciduous trees in your garden and determine if some pruning is needed. November through March is an ideal time to get ...

Autumn’s arrival brings a rush of travelers who journey to see nature put on her best display of seasonal colors. And while a Texas fall rarely requires bundling up in a heavy sweater or warding off ...

Adding one or two trees to your yard with leaves in shades of crimson, gold, russet or burgundy is a wonderful way to introduce vibrant color, ornamental detail and structure. The color palette of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Winter will be here soon enough, but enjoy those gorgeous fall leaf colors along the Front Range before any snowflakes arrive. Reach back and recall your ...