Strong thunderstorms that swept through Minnesota overnight left behind downed trees, property damage and power outages.

That’s why the University of Minnesota planted over 1,200 trees and shrubs on the Crookston campus and Northwest Research and ...

Can trees explode in frigid weather? As Minnesota is home to thousands of firs and oaks, the concept of an exploding tree is troubling. What does it mean? A viral social media post shared thousands of ...

UPDATE: As of 5:30 p.m., many people had their power restored, but about 5,140 Xcel customers in Minnesota and Wisconsin were still without power according to the company’s outage map. As of 2 p.m., ...

Minnesota is also unusual for having four major plant boundaries within its borders: mostly cold-climate conifers in the Northwoods; temperate deciduous trees such as oaks and maples in the state’s ...

Researchers and volunteers plant elm trees in a field at Boutwells Landing senior living community in Oak Park Heights on Friday, May 16, 2025. The University of Minnesota researchers hope the trees ...

If you're looking to go viral on social media, all you really have to do is come up with a real-but-extraordinarily-rare phenomenon and then circle a region on a map and say there's a chance of that ...

The Minnesota State Forest Nursery works to provide seedlings to people across the state. These seedlings can help grow trees on public and private land. Joel Lemberg, a Minnesota Department of ...

NEW LONDON — It still may be a tad early, but the colors are starting to show themselves on area trees in the region as the fall season is now in full swing around Kandiyohi County. Hues of red, ...

April showers bring December pine needles. This year’s wet spring gave Minnesota growers tall and vibrant Christmas trees, and a chance to replenish stocks that had dwindled since the pandemic. “It’s ...

As the world warms, trees in such forests will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in John H. Tibbetts, Knowable Magazine On a brisk September morning, ...