Cut into the trunk of a pine tree, and you will see a familiar series of concentric rings, each corresponding to a season of growth. But not all stumps tell the same story. A study published in ...

Small ornamental trees are terrifically useful, offering beauty, structure, and seasonal interest without overwhelming ...

As mentioned in my previous column ("Strong Wind Finds Faults in Trees," Feb. 12), this concept has been percolating in my mind for a long while: Certain aspects of tree structure seem almost ...

Fall in New York is my favorite season for one reason—it means it’s time once again for Architectural Record’s Innovation Conference (Oct. 6-7), where we get to hear reports from the outer—and ...

We’re crazy about this gorgeous botanical garden in Medellin, Colombia that was renovated in 2008 by Plan B Architects. The Orquideorama is an organically expanding wooden meshwork of modular ...