Here´s a hot take on cold trees: Winter´s a great time to visit Northeastern´s arboretum
(WorldNews Environment)

In Boston`s barren winter months, it certainly seems that the nature around us has little to offer. The summer flowers have long since faded and the vibrant fall leaves seem like a distant memory. All that`s left is gray skies, frigid wind, and brown grass-and that`s only if it`s warm enough to overcome the snow. But Chuck Doughty only sees this as an opportunity to see it all in a new light: With fewer leaves and flowers in bloom, it`s easier to see more subtle features, such as the details on the bark and the silhouettes of the trees. `I think that people kind of associate a tree tour or a landscape tour with the summertime, when...