Purdue Landscape Report: So, what do trees do in the winter? Do they freeze up like unprotected water pipes? Or burst when it gets below freezing? Yes, the below-ground parts of a tree are kept ...
Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Identifying a dormant tree is not nearly as complicated as it might seem at ...
A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...
My favorite tree (in winter and also all year long) is a stately White Oak (Quercus alba) that may well date from the 1800s. For me, it’s a ‘Cosmic Tree’ that shades and shields our deck and screen ...
Joe Stavish, Tree Pittsburgh’s education director, often takes to social media to teach people about trees. On an early December morning, about a dozen people joined him in person to learn to identify ...
WOODLAND walks are one of the very best ways to enjoy the winter months, as trees lend themselves very nicely to a more sculptural look even when they have lost their leaves. Tree identification is ...