Today, these same poisons, initially extracted from the bark of Pacific yew trees, are produced synthetically for use in a range of chemotherapy cancer treatments. Yew’s lethal nature is likely ...

The research on its effectiveness is contradictory. Willow bark, the bark of several varieties of willow trees, has been used for centuries as a remedy for inflammation and pain. Some people may ...

Prune hedges in July and September. Though yew trees offer numerous benefits, it is important to know that they are on the list of poisonous plants that look beautiful in a garden. Their seeds, bark, ...

Dr. Sallon and her team thought it was an extinct species known from history as Judean Balsam, but it turned out to be ...

If you find an older yew it will look different, with shredding bark that reveals a red trunk underneath. Female trees also ...

Visit the gnarled old tree that witnessed Magna Carta. The Ankerwycke Yew stands just outside the capital, about a mile west of the M25 at Runnymede. It's at least 35 times more ancient than the ...

Question: We have a large 60+ foot mulberry tree in our back yard that is located by our pond. This is the first year I have seen these dark streaks on the bark of the tree. Should I have concerns?

That glorious sound is not as close to the house as it once was, not as vibrant. It emanates from branches farther away, from trees closer to the forest. The birds that once called the old maple home ...

A "magnificent" Surrey yew tree, which is thought to be more than 500 years old, has been named the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year. The tree is growing in the grounds of the ruined Waverley ...

WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the trees.

When we learn to recognise trees, if we learn at all, we normally start with visual clues; the shape of their leaves followed, perhaps, by the texture of their bark or the appearance of their ...

Ten workers at the Yew Trees hospital in Kirby-le-Soken were suspended amid claims patients were "dragged, slapped and kicked". Essex Police said it received a report of an assault in July ...