About a year ago in this space, I wrote about a fascinating tree — the bald cypress, Taxodium distichum — that was unique in that it is a conifer that ...

After the discovery of the world's tallest tree, the area where the redwoods were would become Tall Trees Grove in Redwood ...

In some of California’s most remote forests, a quiet tradition has been unfolding for more than a century. Though for redwood trees, some of which predate the Roman Empire, a century may be just the ...

There is something so magical and mysterious about walking through the coastal redwood trees at Redwood National Park and feeling so small among their presence. But in addition to these tall, ancient ...

Here, through photography and illustration, we explore a divided nation’s reactions to winning, losing and the future. Photo Editors: Adrian Lam, Anthony Correia, Claudia Hernandez, Elise ...

In 1974, a group of Hastings Rotary Club members took to Te Mata Park with their spades, hammers and stakes to plant a grove of redwood trees. Some trees died due to dry conditions, but many of ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...

To visit the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt County is to be surrounded by the rich browns, deep reds and lush greens of the redwood forest. This iconic stretch of old Highway 101, now state ...

Hyperion is a coast redwood tree in Redwood National Park, California. It is the tallest tree in the world, standing 379.7 feet high.

More than a third of all tree species worldwide face extinction, threatening ecosystems, plants, animals and economies around the world, experts warned Monday. In all, 38% of trees are at risk ...