A tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal ...

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Claims have been made on social media about how exploding trees could occur due to extremely cold temperatures. Trees will ...

Forecasters warn an extreme winter storm could trigger rare “exploding trees” across the Upper Midwest as temperatures plunge ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.

Tree sap is mostly water with sugars and minerals, and like many liquids, it expands when it freezes. Gradual freezes usually ...

Frost cracks occur when temperatures drop suddenly or trees don’t have time to adjust to the cold, and the sap inside them ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – When one Richmond, ...