This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

If your tree is already turning its leaves for the fall, it's probably not the seasons, it's stress. The first day of fall isn't until Sept. 22, but some trees are already starting to show off their ...

Since mid-July, I’ve noticed something strange in several maple trees I’ve driven by: their leaves are starting to show fall color! Sometimes it’s just the tips of the branches turning red or yellow; ...

Strolling in my neighborhood the other day, I saw two trees with autumn foliage that I thought would have made the most compelling combination had they been planted side by side. One was a ginkgo tree ...

Imagine a tree that could usher in scores of birds, bees, and butterflies throughout the growing season, then quickly adorn your yard in incredible fall colors after summer winds down. The staghorn ...

The fall colors of large woodland trees seemed a bit more muted and more sporadic compared with previous years, likely due to the drought. For example, in some woodlands, shagbark hickory leaves ...