The 75-year-old doesn’t see stark winter tree limbs cloaked in snow, she sees Lawren Harris paintings. “He’s capturing Canada, not its dark soul, maybe its bare soul.” ...

This winter, Postmedia’s Tom Spears looks under snow and behind icicles to find out what makes our coldest season tick. It’s a series we call The Science of Winter, and today we look at why ...

But winter tree identification is not just about twigs, it’s about looking in detail at tree shape, the branches, the bark and colour, and in some cases the smell, he adds.

A long-time arborist in Thunder Bay, Ont. says the lack of snow in the city has been a good thing given the strong winds this week. "If you add another 400 pounds of water to a tree and more ...

Examine the trunks of the trees and pay attention to the subtle differences. The color, texture, thickness and pattern of a tree’s bark are all hints. Feel the texture.

"What we're seeing are these big ups and downs. The past few years, it seems like December has been a very mild month, and then boom, all of a sudden, winter is here," Tiddens said. On some of the ...