Apparently, concerns of exploding trees this winter have circulated online as people in multiple states prepare for more bone-chilling temperatures. If this winter hasn’t been cold enough for you, ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...