New research shows mistletoe in Oregon cities grows mainly on oaks and causes little harm, while offering food and shelter ...

With less than two weeks before Christmas, many of our region’s birds migrated to their warm wintering grounds long ago. But the cedar waxwing is making merry in the Inland Northwest, its palette of ...

Pruning your fruit trees is an important step to making sure they stay healthy and produce good fruit, but pruning too early ...

Plus, a California native that can make do with little, if any, summer water and tolerate light shade and imperfect soil ...

While some plants might be important cultural, family and emotional touchstones for us, they can be dangerous when ingested.

Technically, the coconut is not a true nut. Although kukui nut is edible, it can create serious stomach issues when too many ...

Knowing it can take an apple tree anywhere from two to 10 years to bear fruit, the owners of Tuttle Orchards started years ...

Botanists classify berries into a wide range of types – a true berry is a fruit formed by a single flower with seeds embedded ...

Cherries want to grow up, up, up, and that apical dominance can lead to blind wood and spur extinction, especially as trees age and less light penetrates the lower canopy. The inline V, which creates ...

An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six ...

The annual Knott’s Merry Farm is underway and will run until Jan. 4. Each holiday season traditional favorites among guests are refreshed with new elements, according to the production manager.

Although Los Angeles County doesn't experience a Hallmark-esque winter wonderland, you can still find the holiday spirit in ...