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 ...

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, ...

Many deciduous trees and shrubs are planted in the home ... Instead, they are grown for their attractive bark, fruit or fall leaf color. Often these plants are used for hedges.

“Winter is one of my favorite times of year in the garden, as I love seeing the structure of the tree branches and the texture of the bark ... and dwarf yew (Taxus cuspidata) are beautiful ...

Perhaps the best catalog that exists is from researchers in Mexico, who have systematically recorded dogs in their homes in specific situations, getting them to bark by, say, knocking on a door or ...

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 ...

The list of feted foliage also includes and English Yew tree in Staten Island’s Hero Park – which is believed to be one of 155 Evergreen trees planted in 1920 in honor of Staten Islanders who ...

Hong Kong customs has made its largest seizure of protected agarwood in more than two decades, discovering one tonne (2,205lbs) of the tree bark worth HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) in a sea ...

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?

Many young trees, and even some older ones, are susceptible to winter sun injury. This is referred to as southwest winter ...

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 ...