Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The thrill of correctly identifying trees can be enhanced by properly ...

Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn colors, or taste, and the arrangement of leaves on a plant is a practical way to identify a species. However, the details of how plants control their leaf ...

A new study by Concordia researchers has found that leaf toughness doesn’t always stop insects from taking a bite. The researchers looked at two closely related trees: the sugar maple — whose leaf ...