Long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found. The ...

So many different ornamentals are described as unique, and gardening is filled with examples of stunning foliage and flowering potential. But the blooms of the American smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus) ...

They may respond a bit like us, it turns out: Some trees essentially shut their windows and doors and hold their breath. Plants have pores on the surface of their leaves called stomata. These pores ...

Almond trees bloom in mid- to late February in Central California, and it’s a big deal — pollinating them is the largest managed pollination event in the world. Some 1.4 million beehives come to the ...