Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This enormous national champion tulip poplar is located in Bedford County, Va. and stands roughly the height of a 14-story ...

Forests cover nearly two-thirds of our state. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, there are 78 species of common native trees of Virginia. These species can be grouped in categories of ...

Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion. A Dutch elm tree ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia has plenty of rich history, right down to its roots — quite literally. The Virginia Big Tree Program at Virginia Tech records some of the commonwealth’s biggest ...