Plant Profile: Apple (Malus domestica aka M. pumila)
Karen The domestic apple is a deciduous tree native to central Asia and has been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe. It is a member of the rose…
Plants of the Bible: Almond (Prunus amygdalus aka Prunus dulcis aka Amygdalus communis)
Almonds are deciduous trees native to the Indian subcontinent, North Africa, and the Middle East including Syria and Palestine. The upright tree grows 25-40′ tall and has wide spreading branches…
Plant Profile: Black Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifer) ‘Nigra’
Prunus cerasifer is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes apple, almond, and lady’s mantle. The cultivar ‘Nnigra’…
Plant Profile: Purple Beach (Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea)
Purple beech is a deciduous tree resulting from a natural mutation of European beech (F. sylvatica), that is native to most of Europe from southern Sweden to northern Sicily and…
The Language of Flowers: Aspen (Populus tremula)
Aspen is a deciduous tree and belongs to the willow family, Salicaceae, that also includes poplars and cottonwoods. Populus tremula is native Europe and Asia and should not be confused…
How to Care for Bonsai: Gingko bibloba
Also known as the maidenhair tree, this deciduous tree is native to China. It is considered a living fossil because it has been on earth for 270 million years as…
Plants of the Bible: Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
Black mulberry is a deciduous tree originally from southwestern Asia and a member of the mulberry family that also includes figs, Osage-orange, and banyan. It has wide spreading branches that…
Plant Profile: Scrub Oak (Quercus gambelii)
Also known as gambe oak, oak brush, and Rocky Mountain white oak, this deciduous small tree or large shrub is native to the foothills and lower mountains elevations of western…
Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)
Butterfly bush is a deciduous medium to large shrub native to central China where it forms thickets along waterways. It is naturalized in the US, readily colonizes natural and disturbed…
Plant Profile: American Linden (Tilia americana)
Also called American basswood, this medium to large deciduous tree is native to eastern US and southern Canada, and is a member of the mallow family, Malvaceae, that also includes…