Trees & Plants

The Furious Battle of Chickamauga 1863

The battle of Chickamauga (chik-a-ma'ga), was fought near Chickamauga Creek’ and on Georgia soil, 19-20 September 1863. Gen. Rosecrans forced Gen. Braxton Bragg out of his fortified Middle Tennessee...

Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)

The size of Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) is about 18–19cm in length. The woodpecker food and foraging is...

Hyperion ! World’s Tallest Knowing Living Tree

Hyperion is the name of a coast redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) in Northern California. It was measured at 115.61...

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Clambering through swamp vegetation, the purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) supports its weight by gripping several red stems with...

Heuglin’s Robin (white-browed robin-chat)

  Description Heuglin's Robin is the most wide-ranging Cossypha robin in the Afro tropical region but has only a limited...

Blue Bean: Unraveling the Wonders of a Truly Unique Legume

Origin: The blue bean is a shrub indigenous to western China, renowned for its striking metallic-blue pods resembling broad beans, and is often grown...

The Thinking Tree: A Strange Ancient Tree in Puglia Italy

In Puglia, Italy, there is a strange old olive tree that is thought to be at least 1500 years old, and possibly as old...

Begonia Pavonina – The Leaves Shimmer With An Iridescent Blue Glow

Begonia pavonina, also known as the Peacock Begonia, is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to the montane forests...

Raimondi Cove: Discover the Enigma of This Rare Botanical Wonder

Raimondi Cove (Puya raimondi) is a unique and rare plant that can grow at a high altitude of about 3500–3800 meters. It is the largest...

The Mind-blowing Giant Groundsels (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari)

The ancient plants known as Giant Groundsels (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) are located atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. They arose at altitudes above 14,000 feet around...

Juniper Tree – A Tree Useful in Landscape Plantings

Juniper Tree or Juniperus are trees that we call red cedar is really a juniper. But many others are shrub-like and as such are...

The Best Ferns to Grow Indoor

Ferns “Many Genera” give a better softening effect to an indoor environment, which makes them good houseplants. Many people are familiar with that old...

The Amazing Baobab Tree – A Tree of Life!

Grandidier’s Baobab Tree is the biggest and most well-known of Madagascar’s species of Baobabs. It is also known as “Adansonia grandidieri," actually an imposing...

Daisugi Technique to Prune Plants for Future Generations

Being a true nature lover, have you ever heard about the Japanese daisugi technique to prune upper branches for future generations? For more than...

Ginkgo biloba – Traditional Medicine Tree

This family includes a single species, which now survives in the wild in only a small area in southwest China. Ginkgo biloba is a...