Exploding Trees? Cold Temps Make Texas Trees Burst Freezing temperatures in early February caused so-called “frost cracks” in trees across north Texas. By Matt Alderton Published February 21, 2022 ...

The recent cold front in Texas has caused frozen trees to start exploding, making sounds like gunshots, according to state residents. In this photo, two birds sit on a tree branch covered in snow.

Fallen trees and branches at a public park on January 11, 2021, in Majadahona, Madrid, Spain Photo: Miguel Pereira (Getty Images) Residents of a town just north of Dallas, Texas were awoken in the ...

These explosions were actually recognized by First Nations people, such as the Sioux of The Dakotas and the Cree, who called the first new moon of the New year the "Moon of the Cold-Exploding Trees".

Cold weather can cause water in a tree's sap to freeze and expand, weighing down a tree's limb and forcing it to break off, creating an exploding noise in the process.