Re: Japanese maples. Remember them? I — we? — talked about them a few weeks ago, and I confessed that I know little about ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of crape myrtles, dwarf yaupon hollies, hibiscus, lichen on ...

They can grow on any substrate including rocks, fences, tombstones, soil, and the trunks and branches of both live and dead trees. Lichens growing on living trees raise concerns from their owners.

Multiple adaptations ensure that trees are well prepared to survive the northern winters. American beech (Fagus grandifolia) can also photosynthesize through its bark, although it doesn’t grow as far ...

Last but not least, the cork oak (Quercus suber) is noteworthy due to its spongy, hydrophobic bark. To appreciate this evergreen tree, observe a row of them growing along the west side of the Van ...