Tree of the Month: Bald Cypress
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is the swamp king of the South East. While some species are generalists that do well in a variety of environments, the bald cypress is a …
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Tree of the Month: American Yellowwood
Our Tree of the Month for July is the Yellowwood (Cladrastric kentukea), also called the Kentucky Yellowwood and American Yellowwood. A tree unknown to many, the Yellowwood has been making …
Tree of the Month: Dawn Redwood
An ancient tree from the “dawn” of time, the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is called by plant enthusiasts “a living fossil.” The tree was first revealed to Western horticulturalists through …
Tree of the Month: Southern Magnolia
The Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) is the iconic gem of the south that has captured the hearts of so many. When they first discovered it back in the late 17th …
Tree of the Month: Pawpaw
The tale of the Pawpaw is that of a lost treasure rediscovered. It is the United States’ largest native edible fruit and was once highly valued by Native Americans. European …
Tree of the Month: Swamp White Oak
In the urban forestry trade we sometimes ask ourselves, “what characterizes an urban ecosystem and what could we possibly consider ‘native’ to that ecosystem?” While our best guess is often …
Tree of the Month: Tulip Tree
This is a special edition of our Tree of the Month feature – our Tree Planting Director, Jim Woodworth, wrote this for us because it’s his absolute favorite tree! Get …
Tree of the Month: Hawthorn
The Hawthorn tree (Crataegus sp.) harkens back to the old woodlands, farmlands, and estates of yore. It is a tree of diverse species with many forms and characteristics. Its wildness …
Tree of the Month: Redbud
The Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) has become a standard urban landscape tree in the East for its beauty, small stature, and toughness. The fact that it is native to our …
Tree of the Month: American Hornbeam
The American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) has a variety of alternate names – “Blue Beech,” for the color of its bark, and “Musclewood” for the muscle-like ripples in the trunk. It’s …
Tree of the Month: Red Cedar
The Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) has a long, rich history through the beginnings of our country, and it owes that distinction in part to president & general George …
Tree of the Month: White Pine
The princely, slender White pine (pinus strobus) is December’s Tree of the Month, and as the winter season is upon us there is no better time to appreciate the startling …
Tree of the Month: American Beech
Daniel Boone, the legendary frontiersman of colonial times, left his mark on American history as well as on November’s Tree of the Month: the American beech. Legend has it that …
Tree of the Month: Pin Oak
The October Tree of the Month is the stately and towering Quercus palustrus, also known as the pin oak. Perhaps one of the most abundant oaks in the United States, …
Tree of the Month: Sweetgum
The United States has many national emblems, including a national bird and flower, but imagine what it would be like to add a national tree to that list? Well, if …