Q: I wanted to share with you photos of my cotoneaster hedge which was successfully rejuvenated after severe rabbit injury this past winter. — Dave Stark, West Fargo. From left, a before-and-after ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the growing season fades, we bid adieu to many of ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a yellow birch a good choice? The bark on yellow birch is yellow-gray to ...

I suspect that if Lake States residents were polled about their favorite trees, paper birch would fall among the top five.