It seems fitting that Nebraska, which has chosen the cottonwood as its state tree, would have the largest one in the United ...

“It’s an eight-person hugging tree,’’ he said, referring to the number of people it would take holding hands to encircle it. It’s estimated to be 100 to 120 years old. The Pibel Lake ...

Whilst researching the potential stories for the Mammals Heat episode we came across a newly described behaviour about white sifaka lemurs in Madagascar hugging tree trunks to keep cool!