Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

When it comes to spring beauty in the tree world, the showy explosions of crabapple, apple, plum and cherry tree blossoms get all the attention. But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s fascinating to watch trees of different species respond to the onset of spring. They don’t all leaf-out at once. Some produce their flowers first and ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summerhouse in garden surrounded by mature trees. Trees are often under-appreciated landscape staples, yet they are the backbone ...

Even though I am sure I have seen these all my life, I don’t remember ever noticing the actual seeds of birch trees until relatively recently. This is one of those things that is so easy to overlook, ...

It is good to know that some things are here to stay. It will soon be spring in Northeast Florida. Gardeners everywhere are preparing by sharpening their pruning tools and mower blades, cleaning the ...

Have you come to live in a home with a small yard? Perhaps you didn’t pay attention to the lack of space, or it was not a top concern when you moved in. But now you’ve come to realize that most trees ...