During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

The huge variety of leaves in the plant kingdom has long been a source of wonder and fascination. The leaves of a banana plant, for instance, are about a million times bigger than the leaves of ...

Ready-washed salad leaves are convenient but deteriorate quickly and sometimes are rinsed with chemical mixtures to prolong their shelf life. Look instead for those that have been washed only in ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week I want to talk about Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), an invasive ...

Tree of heaven, scientific name Ailanthus altissima ... The pinnately compound leaves — leaflets attached on either side of a ...

Public education on the spread of the lanternfly and their reliance on ailanthus trees will be continuing, Torre told the Common Council members. "What we're going to do is, we'll get something ...

It’s autumn, and that means the leaves on the trees are turning beautiful shades of yellow and red, before falling off entirely. It provides cheap entertainment for people and pets. It’s a way ...

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade.

This myth acknowledges the great importance that coca leaves had, and continue to have, in the culture and history of the people of the Andes. Despite gaining notoriety in modern times for being ...

From scenic drives to immersive outdoor experiences, Arizona offers many fall hotspots just hours from Phoenix where visitors can witness the magic of changing leaves. For those eager to explore ...

These vivid colors will then fade, giving way to bare branches, as the fallen leaves blanket the forest floor, thereby returning their nutrients to the soil. The spectacle is not as impressive a ...

WASHINGTON — As we get deeper into fall, temperatures aren’t the only things dropping. Leaves, decked in hues of red and gold are making their annual trip to the ground as they fall from trees.