When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...

As temperatures plunge in Minnesota, residents are warned that the brutal cold can cause local trees to crack, especially maples and birches, putting their health at risk.

Nut trees are typically large, lush, and perhaps best of all, provide edible harvests. This nut tree has the added benefit of easily surviving cold weather.

The area could see record cold temperatures as a result of this winter storm.

While the weight of freezing rain, ice and snow can damage branches, there is another kind of injury that comes with the ...

The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...

During extreme cold snaps, people sometimes report hearing trees 'explode.' Trees don’t literally blow apart, but they can crack suddenly, producing a loud bang. The cause is simple physics. When ...

After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can trees explode in frigid weather? As Minnesota is home to thousands of firs and oaks, the concept of an exploding tree is ...

We verify 'exploding trees' that's made its rounds on social media during the bitter cold temps ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...