The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

After years of blooming despite all odds, the little cherry tree that could ... can't anymore. Stumpy is dead. We knew this day was coming: that Stumpy's time with us was coming to a close. The ...

WASHINGTON – The nation's capital is prematurely grieving over the expected loss of Stumpy, the city's favorite little cherry tree on the Tidal Basin. But a plan to give the little tree new life by ...

The District’s Tidal Basin is renowned for its cherry trees, but visitors these days will glimpse only stumps, barricades and construction in some areas. It’s all part of the National Park Service’s ...

Stumpy, a beloved hollow cherry tree located on the south bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, will be removed later this year alongside hundreds of other trees that will be cut down for a ...

Some of the ancient, towering conifers in Big Basin Redwoods State Park are a casualty of the fires that have wracked the state. The interior of a tree burned in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in ...

Elise Scripps is worried about a tree. Eight years ago — before anyone imagined that California’s wildfires could get so bad — the San Jose naturalist volunteered as a docent at Big Basin Redwoods ...