The “crown jewel” of the 73 remaining giant sequoia groves on the planet is about to be purchased, protected and opened to the public

Alder Creek. Photo Credit: Max Forster, Save the Redwoods League

Trees are giant air filters, and air conditioners!

Construction workers have accidentally dug up a 40,000 year old tree that will give scientists insight into what will happen when Earth’s magnetic poles flip, which they are already starting to do

Instead of sending your coffee cup to a landfill, you soon might be able to plant it and watch it grow into a wildflower or tree

1.5 million volunteers worked together to help reach a larger goal of reforesting the planet by 2030

Planted in 1625, this little bonsai tree survived the atomic bomb in Japan, and now sits in a museum in DC

According to legend, the extinct Judean date palm was the tree whose fronds made way for Jesus and his donkey on Palm Sunday. A botanist has literally resurrected it from an ancient seed.

This is probably the cutest “little free library” you’ve ever seen:

Lining city streets with trees reduces physiological symptoms of stress in humans. The thicker the tree cover, the lower the stress levels, study finds.

Trees form friendships, look after each other, and even “cuddle,” claims author of The Hidden Life of Trees