The Kmart-branded lights had "literally disintegrated" in the strike and burnt the pattern into the tree trunk, which sits ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

Palmettos are robust and can remain undamaged even when the mercury plunges below freezing. But prolonged cold can cause ...

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

Visitors are amazed by the centuries-old muom tree at Pho Minh Pagoda, still green and full of life despite major decay ...

You also can bend the branches. “If they are brittle and snap, they’re dead. If they are flexible, they are alive,” says Engel. “You may have some branches that are dead, but that doesn’t necessarily ...

It decimated magnolias, oaks and other species in wealthy suburban enclaves, rural communities and urban parks.

After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says it can be alarming to hear when a frost crack occurs, but frost cracks are generally ...

Nine months after the May 16 tornado struck St. Louis, Forest Park is still recovering from the damage caused.