Darling-58 sprouts, a transgenic American chestnut created by ESF researchers, grow in a nutrient solution. Darling 54, a ...

Crabapple trees are one choice that you could look at. They tend to bloom early like Bradford pear trees and have varieties which have white blooms, but if you are looking for color you could also ...

Prior to the tree planting, Mongeon-Stewart and Matthew Kibbon, associate vice president for facilities, gave short speeches about the event and the importance of trees.

The breed weighs between 44 and 66 lb (20 and 30 kg), stands 21 to 26 in (53 to 66 cm) at the shoulder, and comes in liver, chestnut, and occasionally black coats.

In springtime, the bold flowers of crabapple (Malus spp.) appear to usher in spring officially. These small trees are related to apple trees but are part of the rose family. More than 500 cultivars of ...

Codling moths—among the most common apple tree pests—can be deterred by planting parsley around the base of your tree. Zones: 3 to 11 Mature size: 12t o 18 inches tall ...

Since most apple trees require cross-pollination, a crabapple tree, being botanically similar, can pollinate an apple tree — and vice versa — if they are planted within 100 feet of each other.

Gardens have had a prolonged two-tier spring. Blue skies, dry weather and minimal frost led to exceptional quantities of flower, whether on magnolias or crab apple trees or even in late May on ...