Peaches are among the most challenging fruit crops to grow in Tennessee because of disease, pests and environment.

One of the most popular houseplants today is the fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata). Yet this arboreal gem is also a candidate ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – A popular trail at Joshua Tree National Park closed down after a recent summer monsoonal event flooded the area and created unsafe conditions for hikers, officials announced ...

Though it may seem counterintuitive, desert-dwelling plants and animals who are well-adapted to hot, dry conditions are still threatened by rising temperatures, drought, and other extremes caused by ...

The pawpaw tree, which produces Ohio's official native fruit, is common throughout the state. Pawpaw fruit tastes like a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple and is harvested in late summer and ...

Western Joshua trees are protected as candidates for California’s threatened species list and by a special conservation law. Environmentalists say this is needed because the iconic succulents are ...

Notices on the NPS website stated that the park had received heavy rainfall, which had caused flooding both within and along its boundaries. "At this moment, the Oasis of Mara is closed due to current ...

A sweeping conservation plan identifies where Joshua trees may survive in a warmer future and plots out how to best protect that land. Proponents say it’s the first time the state has taken steps to ...

A Los Angeles federal judge ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to deny Endangered Species Act protections for the Joshua tree. The judge determined the USFWS failed to ...

Joshua Tree National Park shows off its softer side in early spring. Named for a unique tree that only grows in this extreme environment, Joshua Tree National Park shows off its softer side in early ...