The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...

Learn the science behind "exploding trees," why extreme cold causes frost cracks and which species are most at risk.

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

Thanks to a viral social media post, 'exploding trees' have been a hot topic, but the phenomenon probably isn't exactly what you're thinking.

Additional research suggests that keeping trees well hydrated (watered) going into winter may also help. University of ...

Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...

Extreme cold is causing trees across the US to split suddenly and noisily, a phenomenon known as frost cracking. While not literal explosions, the rapid freezing of sap and temperature fluctuations ...

As another storm hits New Jersey this weekend, bitter cold could trigger dramatic tree cracks that sometimes sound like ...

Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...

This article originally published at ‘Exploding trees' are going viral online. Here's why Connecticut trees aren't at risk..

An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...