The year was 1985, the site was a 350-acre property development in a very up-market area called Fairfield, Connecticut.

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical ...

This 30-year-old orange tree named Donaldson may hold the cure for the disease now decimating Florida’s citrus trees.

When Americans think of fresh orange juice, they probably picture a glass poured straight from Florida’s sun-drenched groves. But for two decades, the state’s citrus industry has been under siege by a ...

This strategy comes from what's called companion planting. It's a gardening philosophy and practice that encourages plants to ...

Indians are crazy about mangoes, and India produces more than 22 million tonnes of them every year. But the country is still ...

A: Apple trees commonly produce shoots where the trunk emerges from ground level, often termed crown suckers. If allowed to ...

From a family pecan tree to the iconic Big Tree in Goose Island State Park, this story highlights a living testament to Texas ...

Mountain apples are a fast-growing tree and can reach 50-60 feet when mature. It can be grown easily from cuttings or air ...

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

The Seward neighborhood bur oak, determined to be more than 300 years old, was declared dead and cut down in 2010.

The park's 700 acres contain miles of hiking trails through hills studded with manzanita and oak trees. Most visitors hike to the re-created native American Miwok village, which contains tepees made ...