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Viral posts claimed scientists developed "artificial trees" to clean the air 1,000 times more efficiently than real trees.

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It is not related to oaks and does not produce silk. We use the tree only for its ornamental qualities, but in other parts of the world it is valued for its products.

A massive tree stump now sits at Valencia and 18th streets. Around it, a flow of pedestrians and bicycles stream through the intersection, hardly noticing the felled former silk oak. But the stump is ...

Bruce Holsinger’s novel looks at who, or what, was responsible for a deadly car crash involving an autonomous vehicle.

From Theatre Exile: Is ‘An Oak Tree’ real or artificial? Gimmickry overtakes a play bombarded by on-stage directions and a prescribed lack of rehearsal.

However, each type of tree also has environmental impacts. According to the Nature Conservancy, real trees don’t require the carbon emissions it takes to produce and transport artificial ones.

Christmas trees await their harvest at Rossview Farm in Concord earlier this season. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t all that close: residents of New Hampshire opted for real trees over artificial ...

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad ...

The Silk Oak Tree, a fast-growing import from Australia, comes into its short-lived glory this month. Golden flower clusters decorate the silvery-green branches, an effect that is particularly ...

These projects often use a limited species of trees—typically mahogany, cedar, silk oak, teak, and black wattle.