It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when ...

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...

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

Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from freezing stress. Tree experts explain ...

We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not entirely. But a sudden deep freeze is going to send temperatures plummeting ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." ...

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop.

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

C, reports of “exploding trees” are trending. Learn the science of frost cracks and how to protect your yard this winter.

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery is overblown.