Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

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

Learn the science behind "exploding trees," why extreme cold causes frost cracks and which species are most at risk.

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

Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard.

This winter, you may hear loud cracking sounds in the woods. Known as "exploding trees" or frost cracks, the phenomenon is ...

Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...

As another storm hits New Jersey this weekend, bitter cold could trigger dramatic tree cracks that sometimes sound like ...

Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...

The phenomenon of "exploding trees" is actually caused by frost cracking, which occurs when the sap wood behind the tree's bark freezes and causes the bark to expand open vertically through the tree.

This article originally published at ‘Exploding trees' are going viral online. Here's why Connecticut trees aren't at risk..