From the depths of winter to the dog days of summer, these native bushes, trees, and vines can help support a variety of ...

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees. Fire blight can be a devastating bacterial disease in fruit trees. In the ...

As a popular tree to the geography of Robeson County, these invasive trees may have caught your eye, appearing admirable with their white petaled clusters. But the truth behind the beauty of their ...

Pruning trees ensures they remain healthy, safe, and beautiful. An important part of maintaining trees is trimming them at ...

The best time to plant dogwood trees is in spring or fall ... and foxes eat the berries in the fall and winter. Dogwoods prefer a moist environment but can grow in acidic, loamy, sandy, or ...

In an effort to promote conservation, stabilize soil, provide wildlife habitat and filter water, conservation districts ...

In fall, birds and other wildlife feast on clusters of ripe berries ... resembling older dogwood bark. Trunks usually grow no thicker than six inches and arch away from the tree, forming a ...

Flowering dogwood makes a superb lawn or understory tree and is also good for shading courtyards and patios. Dogwoods attract pollinators like butterflies and bees,; and birds, deer, squirrels, and ...

Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemose ... Hopefully, you have some room in your yard to include berry-producing shrubs and trees to add beauty for your enjoyment and food for our feathered friends.

T he aspiring naturalist begins her or his craft in the warmer seasons, when it is easy to name and to know the trees and grasses and shrubs by their ...