Driving to Athens on Georgia 316 last week, I kept glancing at the many Chickasaw plum thickets sporting their shimmering white blossoms along the highway. A small, native tree, the Chickasaw plum ...

Q: I am seeing a small tree covered in white blooms on the roadsides right now. What is this tree, and is it a good tree for my yard? A: You are describing the Chickasaw plum trees that are blooming ...

I’m sure most of you have, at one time or another, eaten a plum. You probably obtained it from a store, from a cultivated plum tree in your yard or from some other person who had a tree. It may come ...

The fruit of the Sand Plum, also known as Chickasaw Plum, makes a delicious, tart jam, similar to Scandinavian lingonberry jam. Plums are ripe and ready for picking from mid-to-late July. Sand plums ...

Being refined can be a desirable quality. It reflects a process in which the best possible features have been distilled and are on display. With this refining process there are traits which are ...