Fall in New York is my favorite season for one reason—it means it’s time once again for Architectural Record’s Innovation Conference (Oct. 6-7), where we get to hear reports from the outer—and ...

Small ornamental trees are terrifically useful, offering beauty, structure, and seasonal interest without overwhelming smaller residential spaces. While they are perfectly suited to compact gardens ...

Defining the characteristics of individual leaves is part of tree morphology, or the study of the physiological structure of trees. All trees have a leaf structure that can be classified as either ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing key ...