A guide to exploding trees. We look at what this winter occurrence is and what homeowners can do to keep trees safe on their property during extreme winters.

Thanks to a viral social media post, 'exploding trees' have been a hot topic, but the phenomenon probably isn't exactly what you're thinking.

Learn the science behind "exploding trees," why extreme cold causes frost cracks and which species are most at risk.

Weather Forecaster Kendra Heath breaks down the rare instance of exploding trees.

Matty explained how, after seeing Zootopia 2, he simply could NOT stop thinking about beaver skulls. He was finding moments to steal away and Google them. So when I asked him to dig deeper into ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

Across the world, winter’s sudden freezes trigger sharp, gunshot-like cracks in trees, known as frost cracking. While branches may fall, fully “exploding” trees are extremely rare. Experts stress most ...

The phenomenon of "exploding trees" is actually caused by frost cracking, which occurs when the sap wood behind the tree's bark freezes and causes the bark to expand open vertically through the tree.

Massachusetts probably won’t see the kind of extreme cold necessary for trees to split this weekend. Some parts of the Berkshires could see low temperatures of -6 degrees on Friday night into Saturday ...

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As another storm hits New Jersey this weekend, bitter cold could trigger dramatic tree cracks that sometimes sound like explosions ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...