Wandering through the woods this time of year, occasionally I’ve come across a small deciduous tree laden with cone-like structures that resemble the hops used to brew beer. This is the American — or ...

POTTSVILLE — In years to come, American Hophornbeam trees will grace a street that’s home to America’s oldest brewery. Within a few blocks of the brewery D.G. Yuengling founded in 1829, trees known ...

Years ago while working as a state park naturalist on the St. Croix I saw a tree species that was new to me. In mid-summer the unusual seed pod popped from the sea of green leaves of the heavily ...