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Looking for more shade, color, or privacy for your backyard? These landscaping trees are sure to beautify your property.
But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover that all trees bloom. For most species, such as familiar maples, oaks ...
When it comes to caring for your outdoor space, the health and upkeep of your trees play a vital role. However, tree care isn ...
It’s not the biggest. It’s not the oldest. But it’s rare to find a big oak in such a highly developed area. Here’s how it ...
Thirty years ago, I got some small white oak seedlings, then planted them in my yard. Now I have five great big oak trees. And thank goodness, as oak trees serve as the larval food source for almost a ...
Richard Seidman remembers one of the very first trees he planted in Portland in 1989 for Friends of Trees, then his fledgling ...
If your backyard experiences dry spells, embracing drought-tolerant trees is a fantastic choice. Their ability to thrive even ...
Trees play an important role in our natural habitats and urban areas. With Arbor Day having taken place April 25, here are ...
An ancient oak tree thought to be more than 400 ... "It wasn't dead because we found buds of leaves growing on the remains of branches that have been cut off the tree. The tree was very much ...
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years ... But you will see big, beautiful oak trees, centuries old. So many people over the generations have ridden out storms here by holding ...
Described by British conservation charity the Woodland Trust as “one of London’s largest and most significant ancient trees,” the huge oak was located ... new spring leaves when this action ...
The oak is the king of trees, as naturalist Donald Peattie noted 75 years ago in his magisterial guide to North American trees. Its timber framed our homes. Its leaves, acorns and shade still ...