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 ...

If you like to hike or snowshoe in the winter, you might like to learn the names of the trees you see. Do so, and the trees ...

We have a more than 20-year-old ash tree that has been slowly dying back for about six years. Originally, the tree was very plush and about 20 feet tall. Beginning about five years ago, the inner and ...

Mitchell Newberry has published research on tree branching supported by University of Michigan and University of New Mexico. He volunteers with Cool It Burque, a tree-planting group in Albuquerque, NM ...