Although adding a tree to one's garden is a major decision, trees serve so many valuable purposes that I like to include them in this column from time to time. One of my favorites is the instantly ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Our present-day "living fossil tree" is nearly identical to leaves found in ...

We got a good show of leaf color when late fall turned to early winter this season. That first flick of chill brought out the fire in sweetgums, Japanese maples, horse chestnuts and Chinese pistaches; ...

Autumn's technicolor event, as far as trees go, has just about wrapped up its show. The ginkgo tree's bright yellow display was one of the last to be whisked away in autumn wind. As nature renders the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo shows a ginkgo leaf in New Paltz, NY. In addition to their fan shape, leaves of ginkgo trees have a unique ...

Sometimes called the living fossil tree, Ginkgo biloba is the sole remaining member of the Ginkgoaceae family. It dates back an estimated 150-200 million years to the Triassic period but is no longer ...

Ginkgo biloba 'Troll' is a dwarf, spreading variety. The straight species may grow 100 feet tall; this one forms a mound perhaps 3 feet tall and wide so it can be grown in a small garden or a ...

DENTON, Texas — If you’re looking for the secret to a long life, the answer might lie in a tree. That’s what a distinguished research professor at the University of Texas is studying. In Richard Dixon ...

Animal studies at Georgetown University Medical Center find ginkgo biloba may have preventive effects for cancerous human brain and breast tumors. Washington, DC -- Researchers at Georgetown ...