I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...
During winter food shortages, animals browse, so put up a tree guard to help protect from chewing, and protect from sun scald ...
You might not have the largest yard or plot, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow the mighty spruce. These 5 types of spruce ...
Hold off on pruning. Winter is a good time to prune a deciduous tree or shrub, but not an evergreen. Because the plant isn’t dormant, pruning in winter can stimulate new growth, prompting soft new ...
With bright green foliage and a compact habit, Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria from the Southern Living Plant Collection is the ...
If you cut back plants at the wrong time, it can harm their health or cause you to have less flowers the following year. For example, evergreen trees and shrubs should not be pruned in fall as it can ...
Today my lilacs are blooming and I saw a cherry tree in full bloom last week along the Surfside bike path. Like much of the country, Nantucket is experiencing unusually warm weather and a full-scale ...
Myrtle (Myrtus communis) is an evergreen shrub ... myrtle is given to trees of other species such as crepe myrtle tree, honey myrtle tree and lemon myrtle tree, they are not related to common myrtle.
The Nottawasaga River Watershed has an additional 800 native trees and shrubs thanks to the TD Tree Days and the 130 volunteers who planted them at three community planting events held in the fall.
Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage.
Previous studies have examined how trees react to wind, but it remains unclear whether these responses are consistent across ...