Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

When it comes to spring beauty in the tree world, the showy explosions of crabapple, apple, plum and cherry tree blossoms get all the attention. But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover ...

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Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. River birch has been called "the most beautiful of American trees" by Prince ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s fascinating to watch trees of different species respond to the onset of spring. They don’t all leaf-out at once. Some produce their flowers first and ...

Betula pubescens, commonly known as: downy birch, moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch. Seed germinated super fast that was nice. I never really know when to end these ...

correction A photo credit for an image in this story has been changed to John Michael Spencer. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, just after the snow melts but before flowers start to bud, Pat Bruderer, 67 ...