To see some of Georgia’s prettiest spring wildflowers now coming into bloom, you might have to look up — way up. I’m talking about the exquisite flowers of the tulip poplar, also known as the yellow ...

Selective breeding of plants can help give them new beneficial traits, but trees have a frustratingly long reproductive cycle. Now, scientists at the University of Georgia have used CRISPR ...

Throughout Madison County, much of our forest is dominated by a tall, pale-barked tree that grows ramrod straight. Often called “yellow poplar” by loggers and sawmill owners, it’s also known as “tulip ...