With a natural range limited to a few stretches of forest in California, the giant sequoia is known for one feature above all ...

These skyscraping superstars are the stalwart examples of their species Trees have many interesting features and uses, but it's perhaps their height that inspires the most reverie. Humans may have a ...

With Earth Day in the recent past, I would like to discuss the most ecologically important living thing on Earth - trees. They are the essential component for the health and stability of the entire ...

WHEELER COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County. “This ...

Cutting down a tree, hauling it inside, and decking it out in lights, tinsels and baubles is a tradition that harks back generations. But what - and where - is the world’s largest Christmas tree? Well ...

Just two months ago, the largest tree in Olympia was believed to be one that kids on the west side call the Garfield cat tree. From the nearby school playground the coast redwood’s split crown ...

Johannesburg’s claim to be the world’s largest man-made or urban forest is popular, but there is no reliable evidence to ...

Michigan is home to seven of America’s largest trees. They’re known as national champions. One stands beside a curb in Allegan County. Another towers over a home in Berrien County. Some are in the ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...