Q: Can you identify the tree and berries in the attached photo? — Brooks W., Lakota, N.D. A: When trees or shrubs no longer have leaves to assist identification, we depend on bud shape and arrangement ...

There are many happenings of late summer as we now move into September. Some of these, like the leaf colors, are hard to not notice. Various trees turn at different times and the month is largely one ...

Thanksgiving celebrants, beware. Those fiery red berries in your holiday centerpiece could turn out to be the femme fatale of the plant world. Asiatic bittersweet is an invasive vine that strangles ...

An Iowa big tree hunter takes measurements of the an Atlantic white cedar tree on the grounds at Brucemore in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) ...

Some trees and shrubs are at their best in fall, from the human or bird point of view. It’s a great time to go to nurseries to see what plants look like this month, and notice what berries or fruits ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...

Although Christmas is over, several plants that bear its name are perennials that carry on throughout the year, displaying virtues that are not confined to this season alone. Let’s start with New ...

Dogwood trees are well-noted for their seasonal display of showy spring blooms and fall color. However, these trees have a dual purpose of not only providing blooms and fall color but also an ...

Learning how to prune rowan trees is important, particularly if you want to enjoy a bounty of berries come the fall and winter months. Pruning at the wrong time of the year can remove stems that would ...

Allspice trees, Pimenta dioica, are pretty trees for the landscape and were the subject of a previous column during the holidays. There were several questions and comments about these trees. Julie ...