Considering using cypress for that outdoor furniture project on your to-do list? A pro woodworker gives his insights.

Our soils are too alkaline for bald cypress, water oak ... to a shade-tolerant groundcover. Fast growth is a terrible criterion in choosing a shade tree. Fact! Remember that the next time you ...

As for medium trees try trident maple, Chinese pistache, eastern redcedar, dogwood, crape myrtle, and several types of ...

The commute from Sutton to the heart of campus used to be my favorite part of an otherwise monotonous schedule. The descent ...

As the vibrant colors of autumn envelop your garden, October presents an ideal opportunity to plant native trees that not only enhance the beauty of your landscape but also provide resilience through ...

Bald cypress trees grow in drier areas like Salt Lake City ... It’s one of the fastest growing shade trees on our list, with a growth rate of 5 to 8 feet per year. Beware, though: The tradeoff for ...

It’s an evergreen tree that acts as a deciduous by dropping leaves each fall. Bald cypress can be clipped to create a formal hedge or a soft privacy screen for your home. Laura recommends them because ...

One of the many threats facing space travellers and indeed our own planet is that of Solar Storms. At their most minor they ...

Long-lived tropical trees in Southeast Asia accumulate somatic mutations in a manner that is dependent on time, rather than growth rate.

As developments continued around the preserve, the bald eagles had another challenge: A lack of large cottonwood trees to build their nests. "There isn't a lot of choices a lot of times in these ...