STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Though it has been more than a few months since most trees produced their seeds, there are still a few that have yet to drop those seeds. Two of the most prominent street trees ...

Springfield folklore says the city’s population of sweet gum trees (and their annoying, spiky “gum ball” seed pods) dates from the great elm tree die-off of the late 1940s. Sweet gums indeed were one ...

It is still difficult to look around outside and realize it is only April when trees, shrubs, and flowers all look like they normally do in the middle of May. Down the street, Iris are in full bloom, ...

I was out of town a few weeks ago visiting family and noticed a significant number of sweet gum pods cluttering up the driveway and yard under several sweet gum trees. Unless you are a stranger to ...