When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

When you think of fruit trees, do you imagine great orchards heavy with the weight of apples, pears and plums? Or sweltering Mediterranean locations, harbouring fragrant citrus growing in the wild?

Growing large and luscious trees at home isn't exclusively for homeowners with big gardens. Many varieties actually flourish in pots and containers, allowing everyone to experience the advantages of ...

From tiny acorns mighty oaks do grow. If your landscape has been blessed with an oak tree, you already know that an oak can produce a lot of acorns in its lifetime (or yours). Millions actually. Maybe ...

Of the thousands of native plants and trees that most Americans and nearly all Minnesotans can plant in their yards, one species towers above the rest. To do the most good for the most things, and ...