One of the world's largest pecan trees Big Pecan Tree in 2004, Natchez Trace State Park in western Tennessee Copyright © 2004 Ric Brooks. All rights reserved. Used with permission. The Big Pecan Tree of Carroll County, Tennessee (above...

Twiggy branches of a mature hackberry tree Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is a tree that's quite easy to identify in winter. If you learn to recognize its amooth-but-warty bark and its extremely twiggy silhouette, you can name this tree...

Trees with tough, durable foliage Leathery leaves of Quercus stellata (post oak) Image courtesy of Iowa State Extension Service In tree books and nursery catalogs, the term "leathery leaves" is sometimes used. What does "leathery" mean?...

A tree-climbing poem The upper branches of a cottonwood (poplar) tree -- probably a plains cottonwood, as this photo was taken in Colorado Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonhurd/ / CC BY 2.0 How would it would feel to...

Young trees that failed to thrive A lady from my hometown in Nebraska writes a daily newsletter. Today she mentioned some trees that were planted 15 years ago in a small town about 60 miles from where she lives. It's interesting to learn that the...