A Japanese maple tree turned bright red at Morris Arboretum. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Philadelphia is currently situated in fall’s sweet spot — the temperature has cooled, pumpkin spice has hit coffee ...

Now, as an admitted tree nerd, I could bore you comatose if I wanted to. Hey, it’s fun for me, but I get that not everyone agrees. So, let me do the next best thing and arm you with some questions ...

When Ian Spakowski, now 12, was nervous about a family move after his kindergarten year, his parents, Mike and Sarah Spakowski, promised to build him a tree house. But the family soon discovered that ...

Oh there are tree nerds. Just as there are Dr. Who nerds and Battlestar Galactica nerds and Commodore 64 nerds, there are tree nerds. And now they have an app. It’s called Leafsnap. Leafsnap debuted ...

At this time of year, I wax philosophic about the trees of the Sea Islands. I am not alone. Wick Scurry of Daufuskie Island waxes as much as I do. Lowcountry tree nerds like Wick and I love to compare ...