When maple seeds become airborne, they pick up downward speed and start to spin around their center of gravity, which is located in the nut. This spinning motion is induced by the airflow around ...

People who say they don’t like maple trees invariably ... This does not hurt the tree, but if you want to avoid the mess, prune in early summer instead. Collect the winged seeds (called samaras ...

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Whether you know them as samara seeds, maple seeds, or helicopter seeds, most of us know the seeds that spin down to the ground on one or two blades. They have been served as the inspiration for ...

One Japanese maple variety, Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood', for example, undergoes a dramatic transformation, with deep purple leaves turning a fluorescent pinkish-red in October and November - quite a ...

If you think you know the solution to the whirly bird’s dynamic problems ... as we’ve seen successful designs inspired by maple seeds before. Video after the break.

Growing apple trees from seed isn't hard, but it is an exercise in patience. Have you ever driven out to the country for the requisite apple picking fall activity before coming home to bake a warm ...

The sweetgum tree grew from a seed that orbited the moon during the Artemis One Mission back in 2022. Mark Marley is the director of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona ...

There is a widespread misunderstanding that spiritual study and practice are ‘mystic’ and ‘other-worldly’ and necessary only at the end of life. But the purpose of spirituality is to ...