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Ellesmere Island today has no trees.

The Canadian Arctic Probably Once Looked Like Present-Day Florida

Fossil plants millions of years old are helping scientists imagine an ancient Arctic forest.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2020

In gallery forests, sohisika may attain a height of around 60 feet and a diameter of about three feet.

How Four Madagascar Villages Battled a Blaze to Save Their Trees

Two hundred men and women fought to protect the last wild sohisika trees.

Erik Vance January 1, 2020

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Tulip Museum

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

It's hard to picture Joshua Tree without its goofy namesakes, but they're in trouble.

The Art and Science of Falling in Love With Joshua Trees

"HeyJTree" is built like a dating site, but it matches readers with the charismatic, threatened plants.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 26, 2019

Humboldt County, California

Avenue of the Giants

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

From the air, the <em>Archaeopteris</em> root system (left) and possible <em>Stigmarian Isoetalean lycopsid</em> system (right) look like long-dry rivers.

Fossilized Roots Are Revealing the Nature of 385-Million-Year-Old Forests

Welcome to the ancient woods of Cairo, New York.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 19, 2019

Rottenrow Gardens.

Glasgow, Scotland

Rottenrow Gardens

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital

The tree in London's Trafalgar Square is already the butt of jokes.

Don't Blame Cities' Giant Christmas Trees for Being Droopy and Bald

If they're Norway spruce, that's just their nature.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 17, 2019

Camp Verde, Arizona

Verde Valley Ancestral Garden

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

The living bridges are vital in the rainy season.

Toward a Better Understanding of South Asia's 'Living Bridges'

Human and plant, working together.

Isaac Schultz December 16, 2019

The Gilwell Oak

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

Madron, England

Madron Well

Legend says this ancient pagan site can cure all ailments.

Portland, Oregon

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

This Big One

Kaukauna, Wisconsin

This Big One

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

Portland, Oregon

Wishing Tree

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

The Sacred Tree.

Auliyeagash, Kazakhstan

Kieli Agash (Sacred Tree) of Auliyeagash

Local lore says this 700-year-old tree has sacred and medicinal properties.

Museum interior.

Guthrie, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Orto di Olmo

Scandicci, Italy

Orto di Olmo

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.