Ever try growing an apple tree from a seed? In this time lapse, we demonstrate how a seed was stratified after extraction from a typical apple all the way to early plant. The pips were taken out of a ...

In tropical forests across Central and South America, a quiet tree hides one of the most violent forms of seed dispersal ...

While Alan Shepard played one of the worst rounds of Moon golf on record, an experiment was circling the Moon 34 times on ...

Sycamore trees are white barked and easy to spot. Their smooth round seed balls stay on the trees all winter long and persist ...

This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest problems. Here’s how it evolved to use tension and geometry to fire ...

Because growing conditions vary from year to year, the rings are not uniform. The record of good (wide ring) and slow (narrow ...

It smelled like Christmas inside the Silvaseed extractory Tuesday morning as machines whirred meticulously to remove millions of conifer seeds from cones and sort them into large barrels. Hidden ...

Silvaseed operates the region's largest private seed bank and extractory in Roy. Staff collect, process and x‑ray billions of conifer seeds and grow seedlings. Mast Reforestation sells carbon credits ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won’t ...

An outdoor Christmas tree has been made from materials collected from beaches and items saved from landfill. The tree, which was put up on the cafe terrace at La Vallette Bathing Pools, Guernsey, was ...