The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...

The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

Most trees are dormant through the winter's coldest months.

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.

Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severe temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is known as ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.

Extreme cold is causing trees across the US to split suddenly and noisily, a phenomenon known as frost cracking. While not literal explosions, the rapid freezing of sap and temperature fluctuations ...

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.

Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

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 ...