Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

November through February is the best time to plant hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines. If you have been thinking about adding a shade tree to your landscape, now is a great time to do it.

Having been tapped by the Lowcountry Land Trust last year, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW) has completed designs for their comprehensive master plan for Charleston, South Carolina‘s Angel ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) is a deciduous, common oak tree. A member of the ...

'Gather MTP' aims to be a new community gathering space on Midtown Avenue, but before construction can begin, one obstacle had to be moved – a 100-year-old oak tree. The 500,000-pound tree was moved ...

Majestic oak trees have been capturing attention long before travelers on the Oregon Trail stopped their wagons and set up their new life. Indigenous people nurtured oaks for edible acorns, and ...