One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...

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A Goldsboro couple had one of the largest pine trees in the state sitting in their yard. It was 13.6 feet around and 84 feet tall. That made it the fifth-largest pine in the state and the largest in ...

In August of this year, three researchers made a stunning discovery: The world’s largest sugar pine, by volume, was in Yosemite National Park. The discovery marked the end of a four-decade journey, ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...