Fall this year has been a bit unusual in that we had fairly warm temperatures for this time of year. This likely disrupted ...

At the same time, the tree seals the cut, so that when the leaf is finally blown off by the wind or falls from its own weight, it leaves behind a leaf scar. Image of trees changing colors in the ...

Their equinal medicinal use, in conjunction with the leaf scars which resemble a horseshoe, is regarded as the Horse-chestnut’s namesakes. The British schoolyard game of “conkers” is the most famous ...

Twigs – leaf scar surrounds bud, stipule scar encircles twig ... outer layer with creamy white layer exposed underneath due to peeling. There are few trees more visually stunning and simple to ...

Trees that succumbed to disease, such as ornamental crabapples that lost all their leaves by midsummer, likely grew very skimpily this year, possibly only an inch or two, when growth scars are ...