They found that the tree restores its dead leaves and converts them into roots. These roots then feed nutrients back into the tree, making it come alive once again, the study reported.

Learn how trees use massive amounts of water through the process of transpiration for the benefit of themselves and the Earth.

Although citrus greening enters trees through their leaves, researchers have discovered that the deadly disease attacks roots long before the leaves show signs of damage -- a finding that may help ...

New growth sprouting from the 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina offers signs of hope for its revival more than a month after fire singed its leaves.

Most trees can be easily identified by inspecting their leaves, seed pods, flowers, bark, or shape.

Plant Benefits : The Agastya tree, full of medicinal properties, is very beneficial for health. Its Panchaga- i.e. flowers, fruits, leaves, roots and bark are also used. It is helpful in providing ...

image: Intact fine roots (above) and fine root litter (below) view more Credit: Gen Yoshida Fallen tree leaves on the forest floor are called leaf litter. Although scientists can examine leaf ...

A tree analogy of 'roots, leaves and branches' sounds very poetic, but can you really apply it to complex relationships in your life? Shutterstock ...

This is the first year that the tree has been up and on it are leaves that symbolize the 735 babies born at the hospital in 2024, with births taking place each month. “It really was a labor of love.

But this tree fern’s “zombie leaves,” or leaf roots, represent the first known example of a repurposing of dying tissue, said Eddie Watkins, a professor and fern expert at Colgate University ...