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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

2001-08-19 04:00:00 PDT Siem Reap, Cambodia-- Thick, sinewy and ghostly white, soaring into the sky, they signal nature's dominance over man. The trees of Angkor tower over the great temples, their ...

In a forest along the Hudson River north of New York City, a strange new building is slowly rising. The strangeness of the building is that it’s meant to be occupied by humans, animals, and plants.