On this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the northern white cedar, a native conifer that is used for ornamental, windbreak and reforestation purposes.

By planting a crabapple tree, you can support a wide range of wildlife while also enjoying its ornamental beauty. Eastern Red ...

Last week I touched a nerve with my discussion of ornamental pears and the process of topping to preserve these trees. I rather expected this reaction as I penned the article. I knew I was pushing ...

But whoever dreamed up the worst pruning practice for any tree — topping ornamental pears to “save them” from their fate — is out of their mind. Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear ...

Some popular evergreens that are common in backyard landscaping ideas include cedar, eucalyptus ... more prevalent in winter that enters the tree through pruning cuts. Your climate will affect when ...

A number of my favorite trees are listed as invasive. Fernleaf acacia (Acacia baileyana) is a wonderful small tree with bipinnate blue-grey leaves and fragrant yellow spherical flower puffs.

Because evergreen trees maintain their bulk year round, they work best as a dense windbreak; some good choices include spruce and white cedar trees. Be sure to research trees’ mature width and ...

Of course, there are others, including a number of smaller or ornamental trees, that do not provide shade but are worthwhile trees. These include the larger crape myrtle varieties, Vitex ...

A prominent cedar tree in a Warwickshire park is to be felled after being struck by disease, a council has said. The tree, close to a main entrance and fountain in Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa ...

Why are lilacs, ornamental crabs, and some apple trees blooming now? Plants flower when they’re happy, but also when they’re not happy. Stress, either from disease or weather, can cause plants’ ...

My blue cedar tree, which is about 15 years old, has been displaying a blighting appearance for the past few years, with pines readily falling to ground, though with some small clusters of fresh ...

The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance for the visual diagnosis of major nutrient deficiency symptoms in ornamental plants. Essential plant nutrients are divided into two main groups: ...