Breaking with tradition, FarmVille has updated early this weekend, with a slew of new items being released in the limited edition Scottish theme. Part of this update included two new Pine trees: the ...

Using old tree rings and archival documents, historians and climate scientists have detailed an extreme cold period in Scotland in the 1690s that caused immense suffering. It may have lessons for ...

The Scots pines that are thought to have largely covered the country thousands of years ago are greatly reduced, but just how big the forest memorialized in Roman texts was is not clear. A view of ...

Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland -- despite a long-running debate over their national identity, researchers report. Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland -- despite a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental campaigners have criticised the Scottish government's tree-planting policy as "totally irresponsible". They say ...

The only tree on an island, an elm that travelled the world and a willow from Napoleon Bonaparte’s grave are among the contenders to be named Scotland’s Tree of the Year. Six trees in all – the ...

Tree planting rates have risen to a 20-year high in England, figures for this year show. But data has revealed a drop in UK-wide woodland creation from a 35-year high last year, due to a significant ...

According to Zero Waste Scotland more than half a million real Christmas trees are bought in Scotland each year and how we dispose of them can make a big difference to their carbon footprint. Most ...