Trees are a must-have for natural shade in your outdoor space. And this fast-growing tree is the ideal species, giving you a ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a ...

In the sweltering heat that descended in recent weeks, I am especially aware of the cooling effect of urban trees. In the ...

Leaves turn yellow in the fall. Caterpillar-like flower structures, called catkins, which are wind pollinated. Seeds have a fluffy tuft of fuzz. Will cottonwood tree seeds cause allergic reactions?

These fast-growing trees not only tolerate wet roots but also improve soil fertility by fixing nitrogen. Their roots help stabilize stream banks and reduce erosion, while their catkins provide winter ...

The centrepiece tree is a tall pin oak, the same variety as those on the Avenue. It is surrounded by two sweet gum, three Norway maple, nine Himalayan birch and six mountain ash.

A cloud of pollen has coated cars and homes across a huge stretch of the east of England in a film of yellow dust. Weather experts at the Met Office have been inundated with calls from baffled ...

The male flowers are called catkins (aka aments) and are long and dangly … they typically are arranged so that they dangle below the small, upright female flowers to help avoid self-pollination.

Green- and yellow-colored slicks made up of tiny grains of pollen are hitting local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay this spring, scientists said, and they’re a sign of climate change.

Monty wrote: "The Hazel in the Spring garden from above. This was the only tree in the garden when we came here in 1991. Over the years I have pruned and shaped it so it has a framework of mature ...

One of Martha Stewart's recommendations for a lush privacy hedge is the European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), a deciduous tree that thrives in zones 4 through 8. Like its birch-tree cousins, it ...

In autumn, birch tree leaves turn bright yellow and in winter the white bark shines in the sunlight (an effect enhanced by gently cleaning it with soap and water). Spring catkins can also be an ...