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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the time of year when the weather is finally beginning to change in Southern California. Some trees are starting to turn colors as they adjust to the cooler winter temperatures and others are ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I was interviewing Tim Martz for a story about his retirement this week as the city's superintendent of park and recreation, he told me that his favorite plant is the Chinese pistache tree. "I ...