This enormous national champion tulip poplar is located in Bedford County, Va. and stands roughly the height of a 14-story building with a trunk circumference of over 30 feet. (Courtesy of Eric ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia has plenty of rich history, right down to its roots — quite literally. The Virginia Big Tree Program at Virginia Tech records some of the commonwealth’s biggest ...

Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion. A Dutch elm tree ...

Forests cover nearly two-thirds of our state. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, there are 78 species of common native trees of Virginia. These species can be grouped in categories of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers are considering several bills aimed at preserving trees in Virginia that have garnered bipartisan support, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The seven proposed ...