Tree of the Month: Ginkgo Biloba
It’s 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. At the Anraku-Ji Temple the sun is shining and a quiet breeze wafts through the halls lifting the scent of candles and ceremonial incense to …
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Tree of the Month: Fig
With 800 species in the family, Ficus (or the fig tree) is by far the largest genus in the Moraceae, and is one of the largest genera of flowering plants you’ll find. …
Tree of the Month: Tree of Heaven
“There’s a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its seed falls, it makes a tree which struggles to reach the …
Tree of the Month: Japanese Cryptomeria
The Japanese Cryptomeria (Cryptomeria; known in Japan as Sugi – 杉) is a unique specimen. A conifer, it is the only tree in the cypress genus Cryptomeria and it is …
Tree of the Month: Serviceberry
Let us take a trip through the seasons with the serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) In early spring, before most plants have shown signs of life, the long and slender pink-red buds …
Tree of the Month: Hackberry
The hackberry has for centuries lived a life of unassuming existence – a wonderful shade provider from the Elm family with its shares of upsides and downsides – that no …
Tree of the Month: River Birch
Birches are generally known as trees of the north. One species claims the title of Finland’s national tree (Finland is a very cold country) and certain birches can be dominate …
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 …
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 …
Cicadas & Trees: The Full Story
These insights on the cicadas of Brood II have been shared by Jim Woodworth and Jessica Sanders, our Tree Planting Director and Technical Services & Research Director. If you haven’t …
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 …