One less-appreciated benefit of growing trees is for their leaves for human nutrition, but a new book, “Trees with Edible Leaves: A Global Manual,” details more than 100 species whose leaves ...

In 1915, when Japan famously donated cherry trees to Washington ... unique in that the whole plant—including leaves, stems, and flowers—is edible; it is used in Chinese, Greek, and Indian ...

The increasing levels of artificial light are toughening tree leaves, making them less edible for insects ... on two common street tree species: Japanese pagoda and green ash.

Other edible insects grow on trees, in vast quantities. Visit southern Burkina Faso in the rainy season, and you'll find the trees stripped of their leaves ... festivals in Japan and caterpillar ...

Fog shrouded trees along Pelton ... has been raised in China and Japan for at least as long. Most of our wild mustards are also grown as crops for their seeds or leaves. The Latin name, Cruciferae ...

But there are several ways to enjoy the tree that aren't quite as sticky. "We can start with the most obvious, the leaf. The young leaves are edible," said Greg Osowski from the Atlantic Wildlife ...