Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Beneath the forest canopy, or overstory, of towering trees is a second layer of vegetation known as the understory. It is composed of shrubs, saplings, ...

I was up in the mountains this past weekend and got to visit with one of my favorite trees — the striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum). I did some googling and it turns out striped maples are a lot of ...

Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of sex as being the realm of animals. But plant sex can be quite interesting, especially in species that ...

Scientists have known for some time that trees not only have a sex, but can sometimes switch between sexes. But they haven’t always known why. Now, as The Washington Post’s Amy Ellis Nutt reports, a ...

There’s a new champion in Baltimore. Not a sports team, a tree. Tucked amid a clump of loblolly pines in Druid Hill Park stands Maryland’s largest striped maple. Acer pensylvanicum, as scientists know ...

Many varieties of the majestic maple tree can bring benefits to your yard, but be warned: One particular type could cause you ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. When you think of maple trees, you probably conjure up an image of sap ...

Along with other local gardeners, I recently went on a trip to New England to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests up there. A large proportion of the color was provided by maples, ...

Sure, it was a crappy, cold March. And the first couple of weeks of April haven’t been much better. But as the weather warms up, it’s time to step outside, strain your neck and gaze aloft. Because ...