I’ve been writing these nature columns for many years, and I hope to write them for years to come, but sometimes the writing ...

Willow trees have an unusual trait: freshly cut branches will sprout roots and grow into new trees when merely plunked into the ground and watered. By taking cuttings from an established willow tree, ...

Bailey’s observations seem to be the first recorded sightings of male satiny willow trees in New England. He went through records of about 450 specimens going back to the 1800s — not one had ...