“Hot July brings cooling showers, apricots, and gillyflowers.” — Sara Coleridge. “Sunset in July along the western sky, the glow becomes richer and deeper as the sun goes down to his rest.” — Eliza ...

Submitted photoThornless common honeylocust tree has caught the attention of arborists, community foresters and homeowners all across America. It is easy to plant, grows fast with fairly strong ...

If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with envy and become jealous of another area leguminous tree species. This inhabitant of ...

Today we’ll discuss a tree that is very different when viewed in natural woodlands versus home landscapes because of plant breeding: honeylocust. You may also see it referenced in name as honey locust ...

A couple of years ago, I used this column to sing the praises of 10 especially tough and beautiful trees for the Midwest. My list included white pine, Kentucky coffee tree, Norway spruce, crabapple, ...