ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There are some 73,000 species of trees on Earth, according to one recent estimate. The writer Daniel Lewis zeroed in on a tiny fraction of them for his new book, "Twelve Trees." ...

There Are More Than 60,000 Tree Species Worldwide, ... Brazil has the highest number of different tree species, with 8,715 – about half of them unique to the country.

In 1999, a team of scientists led by Christian Körner did what thousands of people do every Christmas: they wrapped Norway spruce trees in tubes. Except this was in March, not December. And the ...

Timber-producing tree plantations that contain at least two different tree species grow better than those with just a single species. The finding suggests that increasing species diversity in ...

March 23 is the date folks hope these trees will bloom in Third Street Park. Stores are decked out in pink and everyone waiting for the star of March to make an appearance.

Different tree species have varying bloom times due to their genetic makeup. Some trees, like red maples, are among the first to flower, while others, such as oaks, bloom much later in the season.

Sacred trees embody stories, spirits, and cultural identity, revealing humanity's deep connection to nature's traditions. SACRED TREES AROUND THE WORLD TOP 7 TREES THAT ARE SACRED IN DIFFERENT ...

Tree Story Valerie Trouet Johns Hopkins Univ., $27. Once you look at trees through the eyes of a dendrochronologist, you never quite see the leafy wonders the same way again.

Trees tend to break at the same wind speed no matter their size, shape or material, a new study has found.