The claim that “exploding trees are possible” amid sub-zero temperatures in the Midwest and Northern Plains was made by social media personality Max Velocity, who describes himself as “a degreed meteo...

A Morton Arboretum plant knowledge specialist explains why trees can crack during winter and what viewers are seeing in viral videos.

A sudden drop in temperature can cause a break in a tree known as a frost crack, Bill McNee, a forest health specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), told the Milwaukee Jou...