Knowing the names and stories of trees can add a whole new layer to your hikes. Here are eight that you might spot on ...

One of the country’s more whimsical-looking trees, the live oak is also one of the strongest. Indeed, it has saved the lives of thousands of people who have clung to its limbs during hurricanes.

Sarefo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) English oaks form a broad and spreading crown with sturdy branches beneath as they mature. The open canopy enables light to penetrate, allowing flowers such ...

aged oak trees with limbs branching over lanes of traffic. These are not small branches; they are large very heavy trees and limbs weighing tens of thousands of pounds. The weight of a tree is not ...