Goetze: If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with ...

“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” — Kahlil Gibran. “Learn character from trees, values from roots, and change from leaves.” — Tasneem Hameed. “The best friend on earth of man is ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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, ...