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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.
After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.
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Are Winter Tree Explosions a Myth or Mystery?

Much online discussion has been hovering around the subject of frozen exploding trees this winter, following multiple videos and reports.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
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 ...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Shrub roses can be easy to grow just about anywhere in the nation due to the flower’s hardiness in a variety of climates around the United States. The KSL Greenhouse Show hosts Maria ...
An automobile manufacturer that makes cars under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram names issued a "do not drive" warning for over 200,000 vehicles Wednesday.
If you haven’t noticed, this will probably end up being the coldest winter that we’ve had in many years. Will we see the effects in our gardens and landscapes in ...
Before the lacerating spats of Albee’s Martha and George, and the circular kvetching of Beckett’s characters, there were ...
It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before — and might just help solve the housing crisis.