Arborists and urban foresters are keenly aware that a diverse mix of tree species is key to healthy urban woodlands. Here in North Florida we have an impressive diversity of native trees, yet ...

Wandering through the woods this time of year, occasionally I’ve come across a small deciduous tree laden with cone-like structures that resemble the hops used to brew beer. This is the American — or ...

My neighbor has a beautiful hop hornbeam tree growing next to his driveway. Up until a couple years ago, I had never heard of this tree and spent some time trying to convince him it was an immature ...

My neighbor has a beautiful hop hornbeam tree growing next to his driveway. Up until a couple years ago, I had never heard of this tree and spent some time trying to convince him it was an immature ...

There are so many that I could recommend that I hope you’ll view this as just a starting point as you select native trees to ...

I think that native understory trees — the ones that eke out a living beneath our big maples, oaks and others — are underutilized in the domestic landscape. I've come to appreciate them, and have been ...