Two arborists’ uncommon hobby takes them deep into the North Carolina woods to look for the state’s leafy giants.

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day.” (The Mamas and the Papas) ...

There's a reason why former U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, was called "Old Hickory" -- the man loved hickory nuts and this ...

SD: Yeah, so one urban study estimated gray squirrels retrieve about 85 percent of their cached nuts, or, you know, whatever ...

The holiday season is about gathering with friends and family and celebrating shared loved for one another. Here are some ...

In keeping with a holiday tradition, the Christmas column written by Fritz S. Updike, former Sentinel editor, appears today.

You may know plants such as Japanese honeysuckle and English ivy are invasive bullies that will take over your landscape in a ...

It’s a stark fact: Growing the food we eat contributes to global climate change. About 22% of greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to farming and its related land-use changes. But when it comes ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of that crop stays ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes' mascot is named after the Ohio buckeye, the state tree. Ohio buckeye trees can grow up to 60 feet tall and drop their nuts in the fall. All parts of the buckeye tree are ...

Life is busy. Food is plentiful. And so, I do what most people do: I take the easy way when it comes to putting food on the table. Yes, I still raise vegetables and in earlier years I even grew enough ...