Selecting Year Round Trees
Selecting year round trees is important to every landscape design. Trees play different roles in the landscape over a calendar year, depending upon their growth
Read MoreTree Growth and all of it’s variables
A very common question is the tree growth rate and how it varies from the different species? From the time of seed germination to the
Read MoreTree Evolution through history
To consider tree evolution, it is necessary to establish the definition of a “tree”. Botanists today describe a tree as a woody, perennial, flowering plant
Read MoreTen Top Reasons Trees Are Important
Trees are an integral and vital part of human culture in a variety of ways! A summary of 10 reasons why trees are important, keep
Read MoreAcacia Trees – Legume Family (Fabaceae)
The acacia trees represent a very large group of trees and shrubs, within the huge Legume family (Fabaceae). There are about 1,300 species of Acacia,
Read MoreDrought Tolerant Trees
Drought resistant trees? This is a big question when landscaping as almost any location may experience a rainless period of a few days or longer,
Read MoreTree Sizes – Small, Medium & Large
The description of tree sizes is most often in terms of three broad height categories. Mainly, the measurement of tree height is the vertical distance
Read MoreSun And Shade Trees
Shade plants can be thought of as either providing shade or requiring some degree of shade for normal growth. As, shade describes the comparative darkness
Read MoreMulch And Trees
Mulch and trees, that is the question. As every gardener must, at some time, face the question: “to mulch or not to mulch?”. The general
Read MoreFlowering Trees: Why some flower more?
Why do some flowering trees have more flowers than others? And why do trees have flowers? These questions are interesting, and also challenging to answer.
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