Trees

Nature lovers will practice what they preach when they gather Saturday at Lake Hope State Park in southeast Ohio for an inaugural tree hugging competition.

Efforts to take an organized approach to preserving and planting more trees in Columbus is expected to boost the percentage of the city covered by trees. Officials and activists say more trees in the city will keep it cooler, make it easier to breathe and mitigate the effects of climate change.

The city of Cleveland is shifting its tree-planting policy to address issues of equity. The new method will prioritize factors such as health concerns and economic opportunities when deciding where to plant new trees.

In the absence of a coordinated state or federal response to climate change, cities around the world have committed to ambitious carbon reduction goals on…

Holden Arboretum is still working to repair damages from heavy snowfall and winds in early December, as more severe weather moved through Ohio over Christmas. The Dec. 1 storm damaged roughly 350 trees around the arboretum, said Vice President of Horticulture and Collections Caroline Tait, along with 26 more at the botanical gardens in University Circle. “It’s not something, unfortunately, done and dusted in a day,” Tait said. “Even though the storm was only one day, the impact lasts a bit longer.”

Many fruit and nut trees need cold weather to bloom, which is becoming less common in a warming climate. So, farmers and scientists are teaming up to find ways to help orchards chill out and cope.

The tree canopy in Cuyahoga County shrank by more than 6% in six years, according to a new report.The Cuyahoga County Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Update…

In Clintonville, a 100-year-old pin oak tree towers in front of Maureen Keyhani’s home on Arden Road. The tree sits in what is called a curb lawn between…

Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage.

A plant pathogen that causes the tree-killing disease known as sudden oak death has been found in Ohio.Officials with the Ohio Department of Agriculture…