This tree is valued for its delicious fruit. Reviewed by Kathleen Miller The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) has a commanding presence. Its arching, gray-green, waxy fronds can reach more than 10 feet ...

In the summer of 2023, dendrochronologists—who research and date trees through their growth rings—took samples from the tree's trunk to study its "healthy" and "poor" years of growth. They counted 195 ...

In fairness to our own single-trunked trees, though, the huge banyan tree looks more like a dense forest grove, with branches ...