Law enforcement officials in northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota say there's been a recent rash of illegal cutting of small birch trees that are smuggled out of the Northland and sold as ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Alan Titchmarsh has finally named the trendy small‑garden tree he bans from his own Hampshire plot. His verdict could change ...

It was a moonless Thursday night in late October when Minnesota conservation officers Shane Zavodnik and Matt Frericks quietly made their way into a remote spruce bog north of Virginia. Zavodnik was ...

Walking along the banks of a river, through a young forest, or along a city street, there is a tree that stands out from the rest. At first glance it might appear to be just another paper birch, but ...

The omnipresent nature of plastic waste threatens the environment in all sorts of ways, particularly as it is broken down into tiny fragments known as microplastics. This includes contaminating soil ...