Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Hickory trees have a leaf with less than nine leaflets and an alternate leaf ...

New University of Arizona research indicates that leaf vein patterns correlate with functions such as carbon intake and water use -- knowledge that could help scientists better understand the complex ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The term "pinnate" comes from the Latin word pinnātus, meaning feathered or ...

A new study by Concordia researchers has found that leaf toughness doesn’t always stop insects from taking a bite. The researchers looked at two closely related trees: the sugar maple — whose leaf ...