The "walking tree" of the Amazon, Socratea exorrhiza, is a myth fueled by its distinctive stilt roots. These roots adapt to ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Sugar maple. Red maple. Silver maple. What’s the difference? Those three maple species are part of the “tree identification pathway” at Ludington State Park, near Ludington. This ...

Much of the legend centres on a palm species called Socratea exorrhiza — often nicknamed the "walking palm" or "walking tree." This species grows in the tropical rainforests of Central and South ...