Q: I am on the board of directors of a local HOA, and we need to replace our plum and pear trees. We have lots of wind. Our landscaping company recommends a pistache tree to replace the ornamental ...

The flaming fall foliage of the Chinese pistache trees in Savannah stand as visual testaments that they are indeed champions of color. The fiery oranges, reds and yellows scream as if to say, “Look at ...

Last week we considered one of our great East Texas native trees the sweetgum and how the tree brings so much color to our fall season. This week I'd like for us to think about a Chinese introduction ...

Last fall I was driving in my neighborhood and noticed a beautiful planting of street trees that was unfamiliar to me. What drew my attention was the symmetrical round shape, the delicate looking — ...

When looking for a great shade tree for your landscape, there are some important factors to consider. Keeping Earth-Kind principles in mind, an attractive and productive plant with minimum effort and ...

When looking for a great shade tree for your landscape, there are some important factors to consider. Keeping Earth-Kind principles in mind, an attractive and productive plant with minimum effort and ...

Black Walnut – Juglans nigra is a very large tree at maturity, growing over 100 feet tall. This native tree has large compound leaves producing 11-17 leaflets, and produces huge fruits (nuts) –large ...

Most of the trees I advise avoiding are insect- or disease-prone, short-lived in general, or require too much maintenance. But there is one tree that no longer has my backing for other reasons. It's ...