Trees

What is a tree, and what is a shrub? It’s impossible to draw an arbitrary line separating the two because some species fall into both classifications. Loosely, a shrub is

Blueberries of a special brilliance, hardly approached by those of any other hardy plant, make the sapphire berry particularly well named. This display is at its best in many sections

One by one, our children have lost the simple, inexpensive pleasures of years gone by. Going nutting was one of these pleasures. Nothing gave the youth of an earlier day

The time to see Gordonia trees at the peak of their effectiveness is late August and September. During this season, it’s rather loose but upright figure is casually starred with

Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens syn. Libocedrus decurrens) is one of the few trees native to the West Coast that will cheerfully take all of the many zones. climates and exposures

Homeowners frequently need a small shade tree for their home grounds—a tree that is dense and bushy gives plenty of shade, yet requires little care. The Amur maple (Acer ginnala)

Are you planning on setting out trees and shrubs in your garden this fall? If so, consider kinds that put on brilliant foliage displays—maples, oaks, stewartias, dogwoods, fothergillas, euonymus, and

The story of the franklinia tree (Franklinia alatamaha) runs through the lives of many men. Its thread may be traced for nearly two hundred years in a rhyme or a

Among the 300-odd members of its tribe, the weeping or Babylonia willow (Salix babylonica) is the most widely known for its unique value as a landscape tree. Only the pussywillows,