Start off the New Year with a visit to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, a place for inspiration in all seasons. As an added incentive, the arboretum is offering free gate admission – a $12 value – ...

Young Pennsylvania German women used show towels to display their handiness with a needle in order to entice prospective ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a tree illustrates the principle that combined thickness is preserved at different stages of ramification. The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. Trees are loosely ...

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Pattern formation is the developmental process by which cells acquire different identities, depending on their relative spatial positions within the embryo. Pattern formation ensures that tissues ...

Many problems may be prevented by pruning correctly during the formative years for a tree or shrub. The late dormant season is the best time for most pruning. Avoid topping trees. Removing large ...