Roger Snipes of the Inland Empire Bonsai Society prunes or defoliates leaves off a hedge maple he is training. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo For Roger Snipes, working with his ...

Recent research has expanded on the idea that the trees around us are far more complex than they appear. Hidden beneath bark and throughout the roots are vast communities of microbes, trillions of ...

The bicolored waterberry (Syzygium guineense subsp. barotsense) is a dominant tree along the Kafue and other major Zambian rivers, where it plays a vital structural and ecological role. Though capable ...

The squiggly trunks and branches of Black Locust stand out in the winter landscape. Photos by Katie Finch Leaves are probably the most common feature used to identify trees. But in winter, when so ...