Tree

If you were raised during the 1950s and Sixties, you must remember Ulmus americanus, the imperial deciduous tree of the Elm Family (Ulmaceae) that may have ruled your street. In those days, the quiet streets and avenues of many American and Canadian towns were lined, often on both sides, by these stately trees. They towered like…

For gardeners or homeowners seeking a beautiful, unusual addition to their yard, the bottlebrush tree may be a perfect choice. This plant, which is actually a shrub and not a tree, is native to Australia. Because there are so many different varieties available, gardeners can choose the bottlebrush tree that suits their yard, climate, and…

The Forest Pansy Redbud tree excels in color and form for landscaping in a garden or as an undercover tree. A cultivar of the Eastern Redbud, the Forest Pansy (Cercis canadensis) is prized as a specimen tree, especially for landscaping for color and form. After being covered in small pink blooms in the spring, the leaves emerge the…

The cedar tree is known for its rich symbolism and cultural significance. It is also an important commercial-grade tree because of the many industries that it supplies with wood materials thanks to its known sturdiness and longevity. However, it is also mostly confused with other needled trees like its pine, spruce, and juniper cousins. Some…

Pine trees are known as decorative ornamentals thriving in cold to subtropical climates. It is used in winter landscapes for Christmas trees. Most have edible pine nuts and are significant in many cultures not only because it is very old but because since then, it has been a constant source of timber and lumber. In…

There are thousands of different tree species in the world, but they can be categorized into several types. Here are the types of trees and their distinctive features. Category of trees 1. Coniferous trees In common terms, this category would refer to evergreens. This means that the foliage of these types of trees will remain…

Specifics on and care for the red mulberry tree, along with several recipe links and a recipe for pie made with sour cherries and ripe mulberries. Despite the popularity of the young children’s rhyme, mulberries do not, in fact, grow on bushes. Mulberry trees come in the species white mulberry, black mulberry, and American or…

Before you know it, the holiday season is here and the time for choosing Christmas trees would become an important family errand that no one should miss. There are only a handful of types but none of them will disappoint.  You can identify each type based on general characteristics but surely, you will appreciate them…

Four selections of trees that work well in USDA hardiness zone 8 that are all drought-tolerant and fast-growing. Water-wise gardens need good hardy drought-tolerant plants, shrubs and trees. These can assure that the garden can survive well between rains and supplemental watering is kept to a minimum. For getting a mature garden quickly, try fast growing…

Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called “southern lilacs.” Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia indica), native to China but long cultivated in India, arrived at England’s Kew Gardens from Asia in the mid–eighteenth century. Widespread European cultivation of crapemyrtles began about thirty years later. Introduced…